With the catch of South Africa's Morne Morkel of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second innings of the first Test at Cape Town,Wriddhiman Saha broke the record of the most dismissals in a Test by an Indian wicketkeeper.
It was Wriddhiman Saha's 10th catch of the contest as he went past the record of nine dismissals set by former captain M S Dhoni against Australia in Melbourne in December 2014
While Saha's dismissals were all catches, Dhoni's included one stumping.
Overall, Saha's effort is the joint-second best in the Test history.
Wriddhiman Saha joins England's Bob Taylor (vs India, Mumbai 1980) and Australian Adam Gilchrist (vs New Zealand, Hamilton 2000) who each took 10 catches.
Jack Russell of England (vs South Africa, Johannesburg 1995) and South African AB de Villiers (vs Pakistan, Johannesburg 2013) occupy the top spot with 11 dismissals, all catches, to their name in one Test.
Since making his debut against South Africa in 2010, Saha has represented India in 32 Tests, effecting 85 dismissals - 75 catches and 10 stumpings.
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