2015 Sri Lanka Vs India First Test @ Galle - Ajinkya Rahane Breaks Test Fielding Record With Eight Catches

Ajinkya Rahane entered the record books on Friday Aug 14,2015 when he became the first non-wicket keeper player to claim eight catches in a single Test match

Ajinkya Rahane took 8 catches - 3 catches in the 1st innings and 5 catches in the 2nd innings

 

Ajinkya Rahane flies to his left to hold on to a catch to dismiss Kumar Sangakkara

1st Innings
Dimuth Karunaratne C Rahane B Ishant Sharma
Lahiru Thirimanne C Rahane B Racvhandran Ashwin
Dinesh Chandimal  C Rahane B Amit Mishra
2nd Innings
Dhammika Prasad C Rahane B Varun Aaron
Kumar Sangakkara C Rahane B Ravichandran Ashwin
Angelo Mathews C Rahane B Amit Mishra
Jehan Mubarak C Rahane B Harbhajan Singh
Rangana Herath C Rahane B Amit Mishra

Most Catches by any fielder in a Test Match

Player	Ct	Opposition	Start Date
Ajinkya Rahane India	8	v Sri Lanka	12 Aug 2015
GS Chappell Aus	7	v England	13 Dec 1974
Yajurvindra Singh India	7	v England	28 Jan 1977
HP Tillakaratne SL	7	v New Zealand	6 Dec 1992
SP Fleming NZ	7	v Zimbabwe	18 Sep 1997
ML Hayden Aus	7	v Sri Lanka	8 Mar 200