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739:Joe Root
620:Catches
617:Fielder
600:excludes
585:2007–14
560:1967–81
535:2005–14
526:MS Dhoni
510:2009–21
485:2008–15
460:1981–91
435:1970–84
410:1988–99
332:Catches
312:excludes
288:captain
210:six runs
206:boundary
89:delivery
1503:Run out
1440:Leg bye
1430:No-ball
1412:Bowling
1377:Not out
1362:Century
1347:Innings
1339:Batting
1279:Stumped
1274:Run out
297:Records
284:caught
182:no-ball
171:ground.
131:c&b
81:cricket
77:batsman
1425:Wicket
1242:Caught
1237:Bowled
773:2010-
748:2012-
250:appeal
123:bowled
115:bowler
110:wicket
69:Caught
1498:Catch
1420:Overs
614:Rank
326:Rank
1435:Wide
230:runs
155:Laws
85:ball
1445:Bye
1352:Run
869:169
853:10
844:171
819:175
794:181
769:183
744:193
719:196
694:200
669:205
644:210
581:243
565:10
556:250
531:256
506:257
481:262
456:265
431:343
406:366
381:379
356:532
208:; (
193:bat
184:or
129:or
106:or
93:bat
79:in
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728:5
703:4
678:3
653:2
628:1
540:9
515:8
490:7
465:6
440:5
415:4
390:3
365:2
340:1
277:,
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