Dravid on top of the 'catching' world

Rahul Dravid has always been regarded as one of the finest fielders, especially in the slip region in the cricketing world, for most of his 13 years as an international cricketer. Therefore, it is only fitting that the former Indian captain has taken over the mantle of the maximum Test catches from Australia's Mark Waugh.

Dravid achieved the feat when he caught Tim McIntosh off the bowling of Zaheer Khan on the fourth day of the third Test against New Zealand in Wellington on April 6, 2009, to take his 182nd catch in the 134th Test match of his career. While Waugh played 128 Test matches in his career, Dravid equalled the former Australian batsman's world record in his 132nd Test when he caught Martin Guptill off Zaheer's bowling on the opening day of the first match of the series in Hamilton.

Dravid has taken 88 catches in 59 Tests played at home, while 94 of his catches, including the 182nd of his career, have been taken in 75 matches played on overseas grounds.

He has also scored over 10,000 runs in both Test cricket and one-day internationals. As Dravid celebrates his entry in to the record books, we take a look at the highlights of his fielding career over the years.
RECORD AGAINST COUNTRIES
vs Australia: 45 catches in 27 Tests
vsBangladesh: 8 catches in 5 Tests
vs England: 26 catches in 17 Tests
vs New Zealand: 14 catches in 12 Tests
vs Pakistan: 19 catches in 15 Tests
vs South Africa: 20 catches in 18 Tests
vs Sri Lanka: 9 catches in 14 Tests
vs West Indies: 20 catches in 17 Tests
vs Zimbabwe: 21 catches in 9 Tests

YEAR-WISE RECORD
1996: 6 catches in 7 Test matches
1997: 12 catches in 12 Test matches
1998: 10 catches in 5 Test matches
1999: 11 catches in 10 Test matches
2000: 6 catches in 6 Test matches
2001: 16 catches in 13 Test matches
2002: 26 catches in 16 Test matches
2003: 6 catches in 5 Test matches
2004: 26 catches in 12 Test matches
2005: 10 catches in 8 Test matches
2006: 17 catches in 12 Test matches
2007: 14 catches in 10 Test matches
2008: 20 catches in 15 Test matches
2009*: 2 catches in 3 Test matches

* 2009 figures are until the third Test match against New Zealand in Wellington played from April 3-7, 2009.