Hope you have read Pt 1.
Fielding records:
Most dismissals (18 and above):
Headed by Dujon, with Dhoni a distant second. Dhoni (8) and Kirmani (7) have the most stumpings. Richards has the most catches by a fielder (39)
Most innings dismissals (5 and above):
Saha is the only one with 6 dismissals. Sammy is the only one with 5 catches as a fielder.
More surprising is KS More’s 5 stumpings which is a world record, assisting in Hirwani’s 16-wicket haul.
Most match dismissals (6 and above):
Headed by Dhoni (8) followed by More and Saha with 7 each. More’s 6 stumpings in the match is a world record. It often gets overshadowed by Hirwani’s 16-wicket haul, which is a record for India and for all debutants.
Dismissal rate (0.500 or more):
Dhoni leads, followed by Dujon. Azharuddin has the best rate for a fielder.
All-round performance:
Overall (see criteria in table):
Sobers (followed by Kapil at a long distance) are the only ones with good figures.
Match (50 and 5wi):
Those with the 100/5wi double are OG Smith, PR Umrigar, GS Sobers, R Ashwin (twice) and RL Chase. There is no instance of the rarer 50/10wm double.
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