Steve Smith created history, leaving behind Rahul Dravid to become the player with the second highest number of catches, know who is at number one

Steve Smith Test Records: The fourth match of the 5-match Test series between Australia and England is going on, in the first innings of the match, the batting of both England and Australia was simple. In this match, while Australia’s first innings was limited to 152 runs, in reply the entire England team could score only 110 runs. In this match, captain Steve Smith has not yet done wonders with the bat but has achieved a new milestone in fielding, due to which he has made a big record in the history of Test cricket.

In the first innings of the fourth Test, Steve Smith took catches of Jack Crawley and Ben Stokes against England. With these two catches, Smith completed 212 catches in Test cricket and left Rahul Dravid (210 catches) behind in this matter. With this, Steve Smith has reached second place in the list of players who have taken the most catches in Test cricket. Currently, Joe Root is at the top position in this list, who has 214 catches in his name in Test cricket. It is possible that during England’s second innings, Smith may break the record of his opposition player and take the number one crown.

Steve Smith is counted among the best fielders in the world and has been Australia’s strength for a long time. Along with fielding, his record in batting has also been excellent. In the 122 Test matches played so far, Smith has scored 10,589 runs, in which he has scored 36 centuries and 44 half-centuries.

In this important Ashes match, England’s weak batting and Steve Smith’s historic achievement have once again put Australia in a strong position.