Steve Smith Breaks Test Cricket Record for Most Catches as Fielder
Steve Smith set a new Test cricket record by taking his 221st catch, surpassing Joe Root's previous mark of 220 during the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead. Smith's catches included dismissals of South African batters David Bedingham and Temba Bavuma. He now leads the all-time list of most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket, ahead of players like Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardene. Smith also contributed 25 runs with the bat in Australia's first innings.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (68/100). Lens Score 29/100.
Outlets measured: wion, hindustantimes, indiatvnews, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 11 Oct, 10:52 am. Other outlets followed.