KL Rahul broke current India head coach Rahul Dravid’s record for effecting the most number of dismissals in a single edition of the ODI World Cup by an Indian.
Rahul bagged his 17th dismissal of the 2023 World Cup by taking the catch of Mitchell Marsh off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah during the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The 31-year-old has taken 16 catches and effected on stumping in the ongoing World Cup, bettering Dravid’s 15 catches and one stumping during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
Rahul also scored a 107-ball 66 in the final on Sunday, helping India recover from a precarious 81 for three.
Most wicketkeeper dismissals in single ODI World Cup for Indians
| Player | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | Stumpings | Year |
| KL Rahul | 11 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rahul Dravid | 11 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2003 |
| MS Dhoni | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2015 |
| Syed Kirmani | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1983 |
| Kiran More | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1987 |
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