Dravid surpasses Mark Waugh, becomes Highest Catcher!

Dravid became the highest catcher in Test Cricket history during the third Test against New Zealand in Wellington. He had equalled Mark Waugh's record of 181 catches in the series earlier, but had to wait till the third test for surpassing him.

He grabbed Tim McIntosh's edge at third slip of Zaheer Khan to overtake Waugh. Though catching is an art, it requires special skill to do it in slips. You may have time for fast bowlers, but the reaction you need for catching of spinners is very difficult.

He has played in 134 Tests to reach this milestone whereas Mark Waugh did the same in 128 Tests. Catching cannot be compared to numebr of matches played because you need to be placed in the right position to get catches.

Player	Country	Matches	Catches
Rahul Dravid	India	134	182
Mark Waugh	Australia	128	181
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	111	171
Brian Lara	West Indies	131	164
Mark Taylor	Australia	104	157
Allan Border	Australia	156	156
Ricky Ponting	Australia	131	148
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	131	147
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	102	142
Matthew Hayden	Australia	103	128

Dravid also holds record for taking more catches of spinners. He also holds record for most catches in foreign soil!