When Rahul Dravid snapped up Salman Butt in first slip off the bowling of Anil Kumble, it provided the 50th instance for 'c Dravid b Kumble' entry to appear in a Test scorecard. The Kumble-Dravid pair became only the third bowler-fielder combination to be involved in 50 dismissals.
The following table lists the leading bowler-fielder combination in Test matches:
| Cts | Bowler | Fielder | For | Mts |
| 63 | M Muralitharan | Mahela Jayawardene | SL | 78 |
| 51 | SK Warne | Mark Taylor | Aus | 66 |
| 50 | Anil Kumble | Rahul Dravid | Ind | 95 |
| 39 | Lance Gibbs | Gary Sobers | WI | 60 |
| 39 | Shane Warne | Matthew Hayden | Aus | 69 |
| 39 | Shane Warne | Mark Waugh | Aus | 103 |
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