The 33-year-old surpassed former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who had claimed nine dismissals in a Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2014.
Saha was hurt in the 27th over, while keeping to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
The 34-year-old was India's number one Test wicket-keeper until a career-threatening shoulder injury ruled him out of action for almost a year.
On a day when the fielders had a quiet outing, Cameron Green picked up a stunner during the GT vs RCB contest.
The number of people averse to the surveys by the National Statistical Office (NSO) has more than doubled over the last five years between the 75th National Sample Survey (NSS) round (July 2017- June 2018) and the 79th NSS round (July 2022-June 2023), the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation MoSPI) said on Friday in a conference organised to discuss the issue of 'non- responsiveness' to its sample surveys. The ministry said that nearly 6.9 per cent people in urban areas surveyed by the NSO for the 79th NSS round did not participate in the exercise, while the number of people in rural India that refused to participate in these surveys stood at 3.9 per cent.
Saha has enough time to be fit for India's next Test assignment
Saha has seen him in the Bengal dressing room and believed Ganguly as BCCI chief will be an added 'plus point' to the cricketers.
The selection committee on Sunday met at National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to pick the India 'A' squad.
Saha will begin his rehabilitation at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru after completing a mandatory three-week rest period.
Sukanya Verma gives us some interesting options.
'When he gets more confident with the bat, you will see him developing into a batter more than a batter-'keeper.'
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha is actually nursing a career-threatening shoulder problem caused by a 'bungled' rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, a top BCCI official claimed.
The 33-year-old wicketkeeper injured his right thumb while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League playoffs on May 25.
Shahrukh, who was dismantling the RCB attack with his big hitting, was left speechless by Siraj's perfectly executed yorker. The delivery, clocked at a searing 140 kph, possessed just enough late reverse swing to find the gap between bat and pad. It sent Shahrukh's middle and off stumps flying, bringing a screeching halt to his blistering knock.
Chennai Super Kings' batters dazzled before the bowlers ran riot to thrash Gujarat Titans by a thumping 53-run margin.
Mitesh Patel and Atit Sheth staged a spirited recovery for Baroda, taking them to 241 for six against defending champions Mumbai on day one of their Ranji Trophy opener in Vadodara on Friday.
Ruling out competition with Parthiv Patel, India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday said the Test series against Australia next year will be easier than the recently-concluded one against England, which the hosts won 4-0.
India's selection committee has decided to discharge Rishabh Pant so that he can get match time in domestic cricket ahead of next month's limited-overs series against the West Indies.
'Healthy competition is always good for the team'
Shubman Gill, the GT team and support staff thanked fans with a lap of honour around the stadium after the match was abandoned.
Wriddhiman Saha wears his reticence like a badge of honour and, quite like his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni, doesn't believe in sledging opposition batsmen.
Sceptics have cast doubts that Pant's batting ability could make a international comeback difficult for the Bengal stumper but Saha remains unfazed.
Unfazed by the sudden spotlight on him, India's reserve wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha said he is not intimidated by the prospect of having to fill in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps in the fourth and final Test against Australia starting in Adelaide on January 24.
Having warmed up lately to the Decision Review System (DRS), India now have a 'DRS Pair' - skipper Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha.
India's Test wicketkeeper-batsman said he is ready to bat lower down the order for his new Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have a formidable opening duo of David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan.
Former France striker Louis Saha celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday by announcing his retirement from professional football.
India Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday made it all but clear that he is out of India's Afghanistan Test match owing to a thumb injury.
Some of the remarkable grabs from the Gujarat Titans-Sunrisers Hyderabad match.
Wriddhiman Saha became the first Indian wicketkeeper to record two unbeaten fifty-plus scores (54 and 58) in a Test match. Check out the statistical highlights from the second match in Kolkata.
Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel made a comeback to the Indian Test team after a long gap as he was drafted into the team as a replacement for the injured Wriddhiman Saha for the third Test against England, starting in Mohali, on Saturday.
Trade between India and Bangladesh via land ports came to a standstill on Sunday as there was no movement of cargo trucks to and fro due to the ongoing student protests in the neighbouring country, officials said. The Bangladeshi side of the Petrapole landport remained non-functional, they said. Nearly one-third of land-based trade between India and Bangladesh takes place through Petrapole.
Roundup of matches across various venues in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25
Wriddhiman Saha's career-best first-class knock of 203 was the stand-out performance as Rest of India lifted the Irani Cup after effortlessly chasing down a 379-run target set by Gujarat with more than two sessions to spare, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Blessed with a glut of superb all-rounders in B Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar and Vijay Shankar, as well as bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan who can smoke the opposition bowling when the situation demands, Gujarat look set to put on another big show for their fans this season.
The 25-year-old Kolkata-based athlete finished a poor fifth in a sub-par time of 23.43 seconds in the first round heat.
Patel, who impressed with scores of 42 and 67 in the two innings at Mohali on his comeback into the side after eight years, has got another chance to impress the team management.
The striker has signed a five-and-a-half year contract with the English champions.
The Gujarat Titans enjoyed their break before their next home match.
A responsible knock by Wriddhiman Saha and his century partnership with senior pro Laxmi Ratan Shukla helped Bengal end the first day in the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab on a respectable 280 for 7, in Mohali, on Friday. Saha and Shukla added 124 runs for the sixth wicket after Bengal were tottering at 118 for five.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Wriddhiman Saha hit unbeaten centuries to take Bengal out of the rut after a top order collapse against Delhi on the opening day in their Ranji Trophy Super League encounter at the Jadavpur University ground in Salt Lake on Tuesday.
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