RR Pant of India effected eleven dismissals against Australia in the just concluded test to own the record jointly with RC Russell of England and AB de Villiers of South Africa for most dismissals in a test. All the three wicketkeepers have effected eleven dismissals. The following table lists the wicket keepers who have effected ten or more dismissals in a test.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RC Russell	11	11	0	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
2	AB de Villiers	11	11	0	SAF	Pak	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
3	RR Pant	11	11	0	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
4	RW Taylor	10	10	0	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	15 Feb 1980
5	AC Gilchrist	10	10	0	Aus	NZl	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000
6	WP Saha	10	10	0	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

RR Pant became the second Indian gloveman to effect ten or more dismissals in a test after WP Saha. WP Saha had dismissed ten South African batsmen at Cape Town in Jan 2018. Thus RR Pant’s effort in this test at Adelaide in an Indian record for most dismissals in a test. WP Saha’s record was obliterated by RR Pant in just under a year.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RR Pant	11	11	0	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
2	WP Saha	10	10	0	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

RR Pant’s effort is a record for most dismissals in a test against Australia. Previously, three wicketkeepers – DA Murray, RD Jacobs and MS Dhoni – had effected nine dismissals against Australia. The feats of these four wicketkeepers are detailed below. RR Pant’s effort is a record for most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper against Australia. He obliterated MS Dhoni’s record of nine dismissals at Melbourne in Dec 2014.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RR Pant	11	11	0	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
2	DA Murray	9	9	0	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
3	RD Jacobs	9	8	1	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000
4	MS Dhoni	9	8	1	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014