KL Rahul achieves rare feat, equals Rahul Dravid at Oval
New Delhi : KL Rahul entered the cricket history books on Saturday when he took an athletic catch at mid-on to dismiss Stuart Broad on Day 2 of the fifth Test match between India and England at the Oval.
The dismissal was KL Rahul’s 13th catch of the series and no other cricketer has done that in England. The previous record belonged to South Africa’s John Ikin who took 12 catches way back in 1951.
Broad went for an aggressive shot but the ball connected with the top edge of his bat and went high up in the air. Rahul, who was positioned at mid-on, ran back, leaped forward and grabbed catch number 13 of the series. After the catch, Rahul showed one and three with his fingers to mark his achievement.
When it comes to the overall record, Rahul Dravid took 13 catches during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia in 2004-05. The record belongs to Australian legend Jack Gregory who managed to take 15 catches in 5 matches during the Ashes Test series in the 1920-21 season.
During the third Test match at Trent Bridge, KL Rahul broke another record by taking seven catches in an innings - the most by any non-wicketkeeper in a Test in England and the joint second-most by an India fielder in any Test.
courtesy : hindustantimes.com
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
