Rohit Sharma leapfrogs Ajinkya Rahane in special WTC list, only behind Virat Kohli

India captain Rohit Sharma overtook teammate Ajinkya Rahane in the special list for India in the history of the ICC World Test Championship. The opening batter now has more catches than the middle-order batter with 30 grabs to his name in the tournament.

Rohit Sharma claimed his 30th catch in the ICC World Test Championship during the ongoing first Test of the five-match series against England. The game between the two giants of the game is taking place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Rohit Sharma gobbled his 30th catch when took a blinder in slips to send the England batter packing. It happened during the 15th over of the first innings when Ravindra Jadeja bowled a tossed-up delivery on his off stump to which the batter attempted to push forward.

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Ollie Pope did that with hard hands and was undone by the angle of the ball. It caught the got a thick edge and the ball went low and in front of India’s Captain Rohit Sharma, who had stationed himself in the slip. The skipper dived forward and managed to keep the fingers under it and took a clean catch.

After that catch of Rohit Sharma, India bowlers were all over the England batters and removed wickets quickly. The spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel combined to pick 8 wickets between them and helped India bundle out England for just 246 runs.

This 246 wouldn’t have been possible had skipper Ben Stokes played a sensational innings. The all-rounder played a great innings of 70 runs and made sure that his team got a fighting total on the board and that bowlers had something to play with.

In their reply, India had a great start as they added 80 runs for the opening partnership. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brutal innings and slammed his half-century in just 47 balls. Skipper Rohit Sharma played some glorious strokes but couldn’t convert the start he had.

Rohit Sharma scored 24 runs off 27 balls before getting out to Jack Leach. The India captain tried to hit the batter for a six but didn’t time it and was caught by his English counterpart in Ben Stokes.

Most Catches For India In The ICC World Test Championship; Rohit Sharma bags second spot

Virat Kohli has the most catches by an Indian player in the ICC World Test Championship with 39 scalps to his name. Rohit Sharma bags the second spot with 30 catches whereas Ajinkya Rahane is at 3rd with 29 catches. The next on the list is veteran Cheteshwar Pujara, who has taken 21 catches. Young batter Shubman Gill is also on the list with 15 takes to his name for the team.

Most Catches For India In The ICC World Test Championship

Virat Kohli- 39
Rohit Sharma – 30
Ajinkya Rahane – 29
Cheteshwar Pujara – 21
Shubman Gill – 15

With Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill set to play in the ongoing Test series against England, their tally is likely to increase. India will be playing five Tests against the opposition and it won’t be a surprise if the captain might take the top spot in the list.