Rinku creates history, breaks Russell's record

• Rinku Singh broke KKR's record for most IPL catches, cementing his place.
• Singh now holds 41 catches in 61 IPL matches, surpassing Andre Russell's 40.
• KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens; Singh’s record was set during the match.

Rinku Singh has entered his name in the history books on Thursday (April 2) by breaking the record of taking most catches for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Rinku, who is the vice-captain

of KKR in the ongoing 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League, has completed two matches so far in the ongoing IPL 2026 match between KKR and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He first took a catch of Ishan Kishan off Blessing Muzarabani’s bowling and then caught Aniket Verma near the boundary line off Anukul Roy’s bowling. The catch of Aniket helped Rinku extend his tally of catches to 41 in 61 IPL matches for the Kolkata-based franchise.

The previous record of taking most catches for KKR in the IPL was in the name of Andre Russell. Russell played 133 IPL matches for KKR from 2013 to 2025 and completed 40 catches. Sunil Narine is third on the list of players with the most catches for KKR in IPL. In 191 matches for KKR in the cash-rich league, Narine has completed 36 catches so far.