Joe Root achieved a great achievement in the Test against Australia
The second match of the 2023 series between Australia and England is being played at Lord’s in London. England player Joe Root achieved a special achievement in this match. He has made a place in the list related to Rahul Dravid. Root has reached the sixth position in terms of taking the most catches in Test cricket. Dravid is number one in this matter. Joe Root has surpassed many big players including Alastair Cook in this regard.
Root has reached the sixth position in terms of taking the most catches in Test cricket. He has taken 176 catches in 250 innings. Cook was left behind in this matter. He has taken 175 catches in 300 innings. Rahul Dravid is at number one. He has taken 210 catches in 301 innings. Jayawardene is at number two. He has taken 205 catches in 270 innings. Jacques Kallis is number three. Jacques Kallis has taken 200 catches in 315 innings. Ponting has taken 196 catches and Waugh has taken 181 catches.
Importantly, Joe Root is included in the list of England’s greatest players. He has played only 240 Test innings. During this time 11168 runs have been scored. Joe Root has scored 30 centuries and 58 fifties in this format. He has also scored a double century. Joe Root’s best Test score is 254 runs. He has hit 41 sixes and 1220 fours in this format.
Talking about the Ashes series, Australia scored 416 runs in the first innings of the second Test. Meanwhile, Steve Smith scored a brilliant century. After that, England scored 325 runs in the first innings. Duckett played a brilliant innings of 98 runs for the team. Crowley contributed 48 runs. Now the Australian team is playing the second innings.