Top 7 Best Wicketkeepers In The world

Top 7 Best Wicketkeepers In The world: In cricket, batsmen and bowlers always dominate, but wicketkeepers have their importance in cricket. In this article, we are going to talk about the most successful wicketkeepers in the world.

Cricket is one of the most liked sports in the world. In cricket, batsmen and bowlers always dominate, but wicketkeepers have their importance in cricket. In this article, we are going to talk about the most successful wicketkeepers in the world. 

A wicketkeeper is one of the 11 players on the fielding side who stands behind the stumps of the batsmen and takes wickets by stumping and catching.

The best wicketkeeper in the world is South Africa’s March Boucher, who took 998 catches in 467 matches in international cricket and is considered the best wicketkeeper in the world. In the last few years, players like Mark Boucher and Adam Gilchrist have raised the bar of wicketkeeping in international cricket by taking almost 1000 catches.

 Here, we take a look at wicketkeepers who have excelled behind the stumps, including an Indian.

Top 7 best wicketkeepers in the world  in all three formats of cricket (Test, ODI, and T20)

7. Rod Marsh (Australia)

Rod Marsh was one of the most prominent wicketkeepers in the world during the 70s and 80s. He has played 96 Tests and 92 ODIs for Australia. He has taken 479 dismissals in 188 international matches.

 

Career Stats

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	96	343	1	12
One Dat	92	120	0	4
T-20	–	–	–	–

 

6. Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

Quinton de Kock is one of the greatest wicketkeepers of modern cricket and a very good aggressive opening batsman who plays for South Africa in T20s and ODIs. De Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2021 to focus more on white-ball cricket.

De Kock has been instrumental in effecting 550 dismissals. This is the second-highest total by any South African wicketkeeper after Mark Boucher.

 Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	54	221	1	11
One Day	155	209	2	17
T-20	92	84	4	18

 

5. Ian Healy (Australia)

Coming in at the 5th spot on the all-time greats list is Ian Healy who played for the Australia team during a career spanning 11 years. He is regarded as one of the best pure wicketkeepers in the game and is the first wicketkeeper to effect 600 dismissals. The best part about his achievement is that Healy achieved this feat in less than 300 matches.

Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	119	366	1	29
One Day	168	194	3	39
T-20	–	–	–	–

 

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Kumar Sangakkara was a flamboyant left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper from Sri Lanka. He, along with Mahela Jayawardene, played a vital role in Sri Lanka’s emergence as a batting force.

Sangakkara holds the record for most runs and centuries by a Sri Lankan batsman and apart from that, he was considered one of the best wicketkeepers in the world. In a career spanning 15 years, he scored 63 centuries and took 678 catches in 594 international matches.

Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run	Stumping
Test	134	182	4	20
One Day	404	402	20	99
T-20	56	25	5	20

 

3. MS Dhoni (India)

The list of great wicketkeepers will remain incomplete without MS Dhoni. He is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He is a successful captain and the only captain to have won three ICC tournaments. Apart from that, he was considered one of the best finishers in the world.

He has taken 829 catches in 538 international matches behind the wicket. He holds the record for the fastest stumping, which was done in 0.08 seconds. MS Dhoni is third in the list of all-time great wicketkeepers in the world.

Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	90	256	3	38
One Day	350	321	22	123
T-20	98	57	8	34

 

2. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

If we talk about the most successful wicketkeeper in the world, then the name of Adam Gilchrist comes at the top. Gilchrist tops the list, he is considered as the best wicketkeeper ever to have played the game of cricket due to his amazing records.

Gilchrist was not only a safe player behind the wickets, but he was also explosive in the top order in ODIs and provided much-needed stability in the lower order of the Australian Test team. He is one of the best left-handed players to have played cricket.

 

Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	96	379	4	37
One Day	287	417	14	55
T-20	13	17	1	0

 

1. Mark Boucher (South Africa)

Mark Boucher holds the record for most dismissals by any wicketkeeper in the history of cricket. Boucher has taken 998 catches in his career, playing 467 international matches. He was one of the best wicketkeepers to have played the game.

 Career Stats:

Format	Match	Catch	Run Out	Stumping
Test	147	532	2	23
One Day	295	403	16	22
T-20	25	18	1	1

 

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