It is a well-established phenomenon by now that India’s premier T20 tournament is the best franchise league in the world.
Not only due to the quality of cricket or number of stars it boasts, but also for being the trailblazers of the franchise league concept.
However, one aspect which stands out in the IPL, when compared to the rest of the leagues, is the quality of fielding in the tournament over the years.
The cash-rich league had witnessed some remarkable piece of ground fielding, direct hits, and sensational catches.
Here, we look at the leaderboard for the players who had grabbed the most number of catches in the IPL.
5. Dwayne Bravo – 60 catches
The showman of the tournament, Dwayne Bravo has bagged 60 catches followed by his trademark dance celebrations. Bravo has been electric when it comes to fielding for his franchise.
The Trinidadian proved to be a three-dimensional asset to CSK over the years, and therefore, the think-tank decided to retain him for the upcoming edition.
4. Kieron Pollard – 70 catches
From one Trinidadian to the other, Mumbai Indians’ Kieron Pollard went on to become an indispensable figure for the franchise with his all-round abilities. Pollard bagged seventy catches in his IPL career for the men in blue.
The West Indian pulled out quite a few memorable stunners while being posted in deep during crunch situations of the match.
3. Rohit Sharma – 71 catches
Pollard’s skipper Rohit Sharma holds the third place in the leaderboard for the most number of catches in IPL. Rohit usually places himself in the cover region and has pulled off few spectacular catches from his designated spot.
Not to forget, Rohit is quite nimble when it comes to fielding in the deep. Mumbai’s pride, Rohit, clinched 71 catches overall in the ten editions of IPL.
2. AB de Villers – 72 catches
AB is a living legend of the IPL, be it with the sixes or the boundaries, or when it comes to claiming catches.
Mr. 360 has 72 catches to his name and is placed second on the record for most number of catches in the tournament.
De Villiers usually finds himself fielding at the crucial long-off and long-on region during death overs. Therefore, the Protean holds the esteemed spot on the list mentioned above.
1. Suresh Raina – 86 catches
CSK’s Suresh Raina is the superstar of IPL, with the bat, bowl and on the field. Apart from being the leading run scorer, leading six- and four-hitter, Raina also has clinched the most number of catches in his IPL career.
Raina usually finds himself guarding the slips and taking spectacular reflex catches in the slips. Also, Raina is quite useful in the ring as well as in the deep with his overall ground fielding.
Here are the top ten players with the most number of catches in IPL
| Pos | Player | Mat | Inns | Ct | Max |
| 1 | Suresh Raina CSK | 161 | 160 | 86 | 3 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers RCB | 129 | 96 | 72 | 3 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma MI | 159 | 159 | 71 | 3 |
| 4 | Kieron Pollard | 123 | 123 | 70 | 2 |
| 5 | Dwayne Bravo CSK | 106 | 105 | 60 | 3 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli RCB | 149 | 147 | 60 | 2 |
| 7 | David Warner SRH | 114 | 113 | 52 | 4 |
| 8 | Shikhar Dhawan SRH | 127 | 127 | 51 | 2 |
| 9 | MK Pandey SRH | 103 | 103 | 47 | 3 |
| 10 | M Vijay CSK | 100 | 100 | 46 | 2 |
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