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India and England: The third Test match is being played between India and England. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. After this, England scored 387 runs in the first innings. After this, the Indian team has scored 145 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after the end of the second day’s play. On the second day, Karun Nair (Karun Nair) tried hard to stay at the crease, but he could not prolong his innings. He returned to the pavilion after being caught by Joe Root on Ben Stokes’ ball.
Joe Root took the catch by diving
Karun Nair came to bat at number-3 in the third Test match against England. He showed a lot of patience at the beginning of the innings. But he was deceived by Ben Stokes’ ball. Ben Stokes bowled the 21st over against India. The second ball of this over was played by Karun, which was straight. After this, the ball went towards the slip after hitting his bat, where Joe Root dived and caught the ball.
Video went viral on social media
After this, in the review, it seemed that the ball was touching the ground. But the third umpire considered this catch legal. According to him, when the ball fell on the ground, Root’s fingers were under it. This is why Karun Nair’s innings ended. He scored 40 runs in 62 balls in the match. The video of Root’s catch is being shared a lot by fans on social media. In which fans have questioned the umpire’s decision.
Joe Root created a world record
As soon as Karun Nair took the catch, Joe Root became the fielder with the most catches in the history of Test cricket. He has created a new record by breaking Rahul Dravid’s world record. Root now has 211 catches in Tests. Dravid, on the other hand, has taken 210 catches in Tests. Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene is at number three, who has taken 205 catches in Test cricket.
