The third match of the four-match Test series between Team India and Australia will be played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore from 1st March. The Indian team defeated Australia by an inning and 132 runs in the Nagpur Test. After this, they also beat the visitors in Delhi Test by six wickets. Now Rohit & Co. will be aiming to win the third match and gain an unbeatable lead in the four Test match series. And with this win, they will be able to make the place in the finals of the World test championship 2021-23.
But in the third test match, all the eyes on India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli. Because Virat Kohli has a golden chance to join the elite list with Indian coach Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting, King Kohli can score a special triple-century in Indore if he takes only one catch. Virat Kohli will complete his three hundred catches in his international career as soon as he catches one catch.
Currently, Virat has taken 299 catches in 492 international matches. If Virat Kohli has done so, he will be the second Indian player to touch this figure. Only 6 players before Virat Kohli have taken 300 catches in international cricket.
In this list, the current head coach of Team India, Rahul Dravid is in the fifth position, who took 334 catches in 509 international matches. Virat Kohli can break this record of Rahul Dravid in the coming time.
Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for most catches in international cricket. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is on second in this list with 364 catches, and former New Zealand player Ross Taylor is on the third spot with 351 catches.
- Mahela Jayawardene:- 652 matches, 440 catches
- Ricky Ponting:- 560 matches, 364 catches
- Ross Taylor:- 450 matches, 351 catches
- Jacques Kallis:- 519 matches, 338 catches
- Rahul Dravid:- 509 matches, 334 catches
- Stephen Fleming:- 396 matches, 306 catches
- Virat Kohli:- 492 matches, 299 catches
