Joe Root becomes the most successful fielder in Test cricket history at Edgbaston

Joe Root Edgbaston mein Test cricket history ke sabse successful fielder ban gaye hain (Source: Philip Brown/Getty Images)

England ke skipper Joe Root ne 10 September, 2026 ko Edgbaston mein Pakistan ke khilaaf teesre Test ke dauraan apna 220th catch pakadkar Test cricket ke itihaas mein apna naam sunehre aksharo mein darj kara liya hai. Is milestone ke sath hi unhone Steve Smith ke 219 catches ke record ko peeche chhod diya hai aur ab woh is format mein non-wicketkeeper fielders ki all-time list mein akele sabse upar pahunch gaye hain.

Pakistan ne apni doosri innings shuru hi ki thi jab yeh bada lamha aaya. Root ne first slip par neeche jhukte hue Ollie Robinson ki bowling par ek shandaar catch lapka, aur Abdullah Shafique ko sirf teen ball par zero (duck) par pavilion wapas bhej diya. Shafique ne ball ki line mein poori tarah aaye bina hi stroke khelne ki koshish ki thi, aur baki ka kaam Root ne aasaani se poora kar diya. Is dismissal ke sath hi Robinson ne is series mein apna 21st wicket bhi poora kiya.

England ke liye ek dashak se bhi zyada ke Test cricket career mein, first slip par Root ki position unke catches ki is lambi ginti ka sabse bada zariya rahi hai. Pakistan ke khilaaf chal rahi is series ke dauraan unke catches ka graph lagatar upar chadhta gaya aur aakhirkaar Edgbaston mein unhone yeh aitihasik record apne naam kar hi liya.

### All-time Test fielding list mein Root kis mukam par hain?

Root ke 220th catch ne ab unke aur Test history ke baki fielders ke beech ek bada gap paida kar diya hai. Australia ke Steve Smith 219 catches ke sath doosre number par hain, jabki India ke Rahul Dravid 210 catches ke sath teesre sthan par hain. Sri Lanka ke Mahela Jayawardene 205 catches ke sath chauthe number par hain, aur South Africa ke Jacques Kallis 200 catches lekar top five list ko poora karte hain.

Root aur is list mein agle active player ke beech ka fasla bahut zyada hai, aur har Test match ke sath unki yeh sankhya aur aage badhti jayegi. Haal-filhaal mein kisi bhi doosre active player ke liye unke is record ko chuna lagbhag namumkin lag raha hai. First slip par Root ki lajawab consistency aur England team mein unke lambe career ne unhe is tezi se catches pakadne mein madad ki hai, jisse unhone aaj tak ke har ek fielder ko peeche chhod diya hai.

### Edgbaston ke teesre Test mein England ka kaisa raha pradarshan?

England ke batters ne Root ke is record-breaking moment ke liye behtareen platform taiyar kiya tha. Hosts ne apni pehli innings mein 453 runs ka bada score khada kiya, jiske jawab mein Pakistan ko pehli innings mein sirf 133 runs par sametne ke baad England ne 320 runs ki badi lead haasil kar li.

Pakistan ki batting ki mushkilein is series mein lagatar bani hui hain. Mehmaan team is mukable ki apni pehli teen innings mein se kisi mein bhi 200 ka aakda nahi chhu saki, aur isi kharab form ki wajah se Edgbaston mein apni doosri innings shuru karne se pehle hi woh kaafi dabaav mein thi. Robinson dwara innings ki shuruat mein hi Shafique ko out karne se saaf ho gaya ki touring side ke samne abhi bhi kitni badi chunauti hai. England ke bowlers ki behtareen form aur slip par Root ke shandaar catches ke dum par, hosts ne is match aur series dono par apna mazboot kabza banaye rakha.