Kiwi Ian Smith and Indian Kirmani lead the wicketkeeping records, but it is Dhoni who has exceptional performance behind the wickets with an astonishing rate of almost 2 dismissals per innings. Among Fielders Stephen Fleming and Dravid have provided the safest hands, although Ajit Wadekar with a catch rate of 1.142 can be termed as the best fielder.
All record till the end of 2016 Series.
Most Runs in Tests
Most Hundreds and Half centuries
Series Results, Highest Totals, Lowest Totals, Largest Victories, Smallest Victories, Test Results
Most Catches
- 20 Fleming (13 Tests, 24 innings)
17 Dravid (15 Tests, 28 innings)
16 Ajit Wadekar (7 Tests, 14 innings)
16 Ross Taylor (12 Tests, 22 Innings)
14 Sehwag (12 Tests, 22 Innings)
14 B Congdon (13 Tests, 26 innings)
13 Vengasarkar (11 Tests, 18 innings), Venkataraghavan (10 Tests, 20 innings)
Most Catches in a Series
- 10 Ajit Wadekar in 1967/68
8 Fleming (1998/99), B Murray 1967/68, Umirgar (1955/56)
7 B Congdon (1969/70), Venkataraghavan (1976/77)
Most Catches in a Series
- 5 Surti (1969), Fleming (1998), Jadeja (2014)
4 Umrigar, Murray, wadekar (thrice), Chetan Chauhan, Venkataraghavan, Vengsarkar, Ganguly, Laxman, Kohli, Sehwag, Ross Taylor
Most Dismissals
- 33 Dhoni (9 Tests, 18 Innings)
29 Ian Smith (9 Tests, 16 Innings)
28 Kirmani (9 Tests, 15 Innings)
22 Wadsworth (6 Tests, 12 Innings)
20 Watling (10 Tests, 20 Innings)
20 Engineer (10 Tests, 20 Innings)
Most Dismissals in a Series
- 15 Watling (2014)
13 Ian Smith (1980/81)
12 Dhoni (2008/09)
11 Ian Smith (1989/90), Harford (1967/68), Brendum McCulum (2008/09), Wadsworth (1969/70 and 1975/76) 10 Dhoni (2010/11), Kirmani (1975/76 & 1976/77), Engineer (1967/68)
Most Dismissals in a Match
- 9 Watling (2014)
7 Harford (1968), Ian Smith (1981), Dhoni (2009)
6 Ward (1965), Kirmani (1976, 1981), Wadsworth (1976), Ian Smith (1990), Dhoni and Watling (2014)
With 6 dismissals Dhoni and Kirmani lead the record of maximum dismissals in an innings.
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