Tilak Varma joins elite club with 50 T20 catches
Tilak Varma endured a heartbreaking run-out on Sunday, but he also etched his name into the record books. He became the fifth Indian cricketer to take 50 catches in the field in T20 cricket. Before him, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav had achieved the feat. On Sunday, Tilak joined this elite club.
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Tilak Varma endured a heartbreaking run-out on Sunday, but he also etched his name into the record books. He became the fifth Indian cricketer to take 50 catches in the field in T20 cricket. Before him, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav had achieved the feat. On Sunday, Tilak joined this elite club.
Tilak achieved the milestone in 68 innings, with a dismissal-per-innings ratio of 0.757, the best among Indian cricketers. Overall, his ratio ranks second in the world.
The top spot belongs to UAE's Muhammad Waseem, who has taken 76 catches in 99 matches, recording a dismissal-per-innings ratio of 0.767. A total of 34 cricketers have achieved this milestone, with Waseem boasting the best ratio among them.
Among Indian players, Rohit Sharma leads the list with 65 catches, followed by Hardik Pandya with 64. Suryakumar Yadav has taken 58 catches, while Virat Kohli has 54 to his name.
