Wriddhiman Saha Completes 100 Dismissals In Test Cricket, Equals MS Dhoni's Record
Published - 22 Nov 2019, 07:21 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
Off late, Wriddhiman Saha has become a frequent headliner in the sporting world for his incredible skills behind the wickets. The flamboyant cricketer has been exceptional behind the stumps to both fast bowlers and the spinners of the Indian National Cricket Team. Now, once again, he takes the headlines for completing 100 dismissals in Test Cricket, thus, equalling former skipper MS Dhoni.
Saha, who is playing his 36th Test, started the match on 99 dismissals and didn’t take long in reaching the milestone. His 100 dismissals consist of 89 catches and 11 stumpings behind the wickets. By doing so, he equalled the former skipper of India MS Dhoni, who also achieved the feat in a similar number of matches.
Wriddhiman Saha takes a blinder to get to 100 dismissals:
The incident took place when he grabbed an absolute stunner with one-hand to send Mahmadullah packing during historic Pink-Ball Test at Eden Gardens on Friday. Ishant Sharma was the bowler who picked up the wicket. It was special from Saha, who dived across to his right to take the catch.
It wasn’t a cakewalk for the Bengal cricketer, as he had to wait for his chances in order to get the seat in the playing XI. During his absence, Rishabh Pant owned the role of a wicket-keeper, however, after a couple of failures in West Indies, the Indian Team management has asked Rishabh Pant to stay away from the playing XI and called Wriddhiman Saha to keep the wickets for the team.
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Straightaway, he showed what he is capable of doing, by keeping the wickets to perfection on wickets that got the turn and bounce for the spinners and uneven bounce for the fast bowlers. Wriddhiman Saha showed what experience can offer to the team during tough circumstances in the series against South Africa.
Coming to the match, the Indian National Cricket Team has done exceptionally well to roll out Bangladesh for 106 runs on the board. Ishant Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief with 5 wickets to his name while Umesh Yadav picked 3 wickets. Mohammed Shami chipped in with a couple of wickets.
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