Top-5 Best Wicketkeepers in the World who took most dismissals
In the history of cricket, many famous wicketkeeper batsmen have appeared on the cricket field. The whole world has acknowledged their wicketkeeping skills. A wicketkeeper continuously weaves a trap for the opposition team from behind the wicket and remains involved in every decision of his team. You can see the biggest example of this in the form of Rishabh Pant in the 2024 World Cup. During a match, a wicketkeeper needs to be aware, agile and quick in his reactions behind the stumps. This can be the difference between winning or losing in any match. Therefore, every team needs a strong wicketkeeper in their playing 11. Today we will tell you the Top 5 Best Wicketkeepers in world cricket ever produced.
5. Ian Healy ( Australia)
Australia’s former wicketkeeper-batsman Ian Healy is one of the best wicketkeepers in Australian cricket ever. He made his debut in 1988 for Australia. He has 628 dismissals in international cricket — 366 catches & 29 stumpings in Test and 194 catches & 39 stumpings in ODI. He mostly batted for his team at 6 or 7 where he scored 6720 international runs. He has 4 hundred and 26 fifties in his career.
4. Kumar Sangkkara (Sri Lanka)
One of The Greatest Batsmen, Kumar Sangakkara, was a professional wicketkeeper in his early stage. He has 678 dismissals in international cricket — 182 catches & 20 stumpings in Test and 402 catches & 99 stumpings in ODI. But apart from his wicketkeeping he also scored 12400 runs in tests, 14234 runs in ODI and 1382 runs in T20I. He smashed 63 centuries & 153 fifties in his international career.
3. MS Dhoni (India)
MS Dhoni was the best captain India ever produced. He isconsidered one ofg the greatest captains in world cricket.Undern his captaincy, India wonthree3 ICC Tournaments. He became captain of the Indian team in 2007. He clinched the first T20I World Cup in 2007, then the 2011 ICC ODI World Cu, and finallyd the champions trophy in 2013.
He has a fast hand & eye coordination during wicketkeeping. He has 829 dismissals in international cricket — 256 catches & 38 stumps in test, 321 catches and 123 stumps in ODI and 57 catches and 34 stumps in T20I Cricket. Apart from his wicketkeeping, he played a finisher role for the Indian team. He mostly batted for his team 6 or 7 where he scored 17266 international runs including 16 centuries & 108 half-centuries.
2. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Adam Gilchrist is undoubtedly one of the best keepers Australia has ever produced. He is the best wicketkeeper ever. Gilchrist has made the Australian cricket team proud for his dismissals — 379 catches & 37 Stumpings in Test, 417 catches & 55 Stumpings in ODI, and 17 catches in T20I. If we look at his batting stats too, then we know that he scored 15461 international runs in his career where he smashed 33 centuries and 81 50s+ cricket scores. He is one of the three players to ever hit 100 sixes in test cricket.
1. Mark Boucher (South Africa)
If we talk about most dismissals by wicketkeepers in international cricket, the topper of the list is always South Africa’s legendary wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. He has a record of 998 dismissals in international cricket. He has the most number of 532 test catches and 32 stumps in red-ball format, 403 catches and 22 stumps in ODI cricket and 18 catches and 1 stump in T20I Cricket. Apart from his wicketkeeping, he also made 10469 runs across all 3 formats including 06 centuries and 61 fifties. Had he played one more international match as a wicketkeeper, he would have taken over 1000 dismissals and become the first wicketkeeper to achieve this feat.
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