Former Indian skipper, Rahul Dravid is not only one of the best batsmen to ever play the game but he was also known for being one of the best close-in fielders India has ever had. He was India’s mainstay in the slip cordon, the batting great was just as good at short-leg and silly point.
One of the safest hands in world cricket, Rahul Dravid has taken many a spectacular catch, and fortunately for all cricket lovers, India spinner Harbhajan Singh shared a video of his former teammate’s classic catches. Soon after the video was dropped, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and former India cricketer Aakash Chopra showered praises for Dravid’s catching abilities.
Outstanding catcher Rahul Dravid 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/DnLQhKlHPV
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 30, 2020
Agree 100%. Wonderful hands. I also kept telling Jam to field at short-leg….but he wouldn’t come in. Too modest to admit that he was indeed the best in the playing XI at that position 🤗😇🙌 https://t.co/9OLW6lsjMQ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 30, 2020
Wow !! Just wow https://t.co/vQh6Mbb8QX
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) June 30, 2020
In his illustrious career, Rahul Dravid has played a whopping 164 Tests for India and besides scoring 13,288 runs at an average of 52.31, he also grabbed 210 catches in Test cricket. He owns the record for taking most no. of catches in the history of Test cricket. Only two other players have taken 200 catches or above.
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Behind Dravid is Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene who took 205 catches in 149 Tests. VVS Laxman is the next best Indian, having taken 135 catches in 134 Tests while Sachin Tendulkar took 115 catches in 200 Test matches.
Dravid has also played 344 ODIs, amassing 10,889 runs at an average of 39.16. He donned the wicketkeeping gloves multiple times in the shorter format and has a total of 196 catches and 14 stumpings to his name.
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The Indian stalwart has taken 72 catches in ODIs as a wicketkeeper while he has 124 catches as a fielder. With 218 catches, Jayawardene heads the list for most catches in ODI cricket as a fielder. Ricky Ponting is standing second in the list with 160 while Mohammad Azharuddin (156) and Sachin Tendulkar (140) are third and fourth, respectively.
