IPL 2016: 5 records that can be broken this year
The Indian Premier League (IPL) made it’s grand entry back in 2008. It is a perfect platform for the domestic Indian players to showcase their talents on the international level. It broadens their perspective as they get to interact with overseas players on a more personal level.
From the start of season one, the IPL has seen unique world records being made and broken. Right from Royal Challengers Bangalore’s highest team total of 263/5 to Sohail Tanvir’s best bowling figures of 6/14 – there have been records which are more likely to be not broken unless of course they themselves do something better than that.
But there are a few records which are likely to be broken in this year’s IPL. Here are 5 of them:
#1 Most catches in an innings by any fielder - 4
The great Indian batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar set a new record in 2008 which has nothing to do with his batting, and he has held on to this record for the past 9 years.
On May 16, 2008, in a low scoring game between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sachin took four catches to dismiss Salman Butt, Wriddhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, and Shoaib Akhtar, at the Wankhede to set a fielding record.
KKR were all out for 67 in 15.2 overs and Mumbai Indians won that match by 8 wickets, with 87 balls remaining.
The record has since then only been matched by David Warner for Delhi Daredevils, and KKR’s Jacques Kallis in 2010 and 2011 respectively, but is yet to be broken.