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.