London, July 11 -- England's talismanic batter Joe Root shattered the "Wall" Rahul Dravid's record for most outfield catches in Test cricket after another stellar piece of moment in the field on the second day of the third game against India at Lord's on Friday.

After overtaking Dravid for his century record in the format, Root cemented his place at the top of the most outfield catches in Test cricket. He successfully took a stunner to dismiss Karun Nair to complete his 211th catch, surpassing Dravid's tally of 210. Former Sri Lanka star Mahela Jayawardene slipped to the third spot with 205 catches.

Root achieved the milestone in the 21st over when England Test captain Ben Stokes angled the ball into Nair, but it straightened after land...