2018-19 India Tour of Australia - Frst Test @ ADelaide Dec 06 - 10,2018 - Risabh Pant Surpasses Saha & Equals World Record For Most Dismissals in a Test Monday Dec 10,2018

In his first Test in Australia, Rishabh Pant rewrote the history books as he became the first Indian wicket-keeper to effect 11 dismissals in a match.

Risabh  Pant completed the record when Shami got Mitchell Starc caught behind in the 100th over of the second Aussie innings.


The 21-year-old surpassed Wriddhiman Saha’s record of 10 dismissals, that the latter got against South Africa in Johannesburg earlier in the year.

Risabh Pant caught Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Tim Paine, Starc, Travis Head, and Josh Hazlewood in the first innings, while in the second he pouched Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Paine and Starc.

In fact, Pant would have become the keeper with highest dismissals in a Test had he caught Nathan Lyon off Bumrah in the 105th over. Currently, he stands tied with former South African captain AB de Villiers (2013) and former England keeper Jack Russell (1995).

Risabh Pant also scored 25 and 28 in both the innings as India went onto beat Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series. This is also the first time India have begun a Test series in Australia with a win in the first Test