India, July 11 -- "If you are going to break a world record, you might as well do it in style," said former England captain Nasser Hussain on commentary when Joe Root took a one-handed blinder to dismiss India's Karun Nair on Day 2 of the second Test at Lord's. With that stunning catch, Root broke India legend Rahul Dravid's world record for most outfield catches in men's Test cricket.
It was Test catch number 211 for arguably one of England's greatest Test batters, who is officially now the world's best catcher in red-ball cricket.
211*Joe Root
210 Rahul Dravid
205 Mahela Jayawardene
200 Steven Smith
200 Jacques Kallis
196 Ricky Ponting
Hussain described the moment aptly. England captain Ben Stokes created an awkward angle by sla...
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