KL Rahul’s distinction – holds the record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series

KL Rahul’s distinction – holds the record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series

KL Rahul of India pouched 14 catches in the ongoing test series against England. He became the third fieldsman other than the wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch 14 or more catches in a test series. The other two fieldsmen are – JM Gregory of Australia {15 catches against England in 1920-21 series} and GS Chappell of Australia {14 catches against England in 1974-75 series}. KL Rahul’s 14 catches in 2018 series against England are listed below. Thus KL Rahul shares the second place jointly with GS  Chappell for most catches by a fieldsman in a test series

No Batsman MoD Bowler Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KK Jennings ct R Ashwin 08 3 Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
2 JE Root ct R Ashwin 14 3 Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
3 JE Root ct HH Pandya 16 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
4 BA Stokes ct Mohd Shami 10 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
5 JM Bairstow ct HH Pandya 15 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
6 AN Cook ct I Sharma 17 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 JE Root ct JJ Bumrah 13 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
8 BA Stokes ct HH Pandya 62 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
9 SCJ Broad ct JJ Bumrah 20 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
10 AN Cook ct JJ Bumrah 12 3 Eng Southampton 30 Aug 2018
11 MM Ali ct I Sharma 09 3 Eng Southampton 30 Aug 2018
12 KK Jennings ct RA Jadeja 23 1 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
13 SCJ Broad ct RA Jadeja 38 1 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
14 BA Stokes ct RA Jadeja 37 3 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul now  holds the record for most catches in a series by an Indian fieldsman. He went past R Dravid’s 13 catches  against Australia in 2004-05 test series

KL Rahul’s 14 catches in the ongoing test series is a record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series. The previous record was 13 catches and was credited to RB Simpson of Australia. He had pouched 13 catches against South Africa in South Africa  in 1957-58 test series.

 

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