TOP 20 BEST WICKETKEEPERS IN THE WORLD 2023, STATS AND DETAILS
When we talk about the wicket-keeper, it is the most important position that any player holds in a cricket team as the best keeper can help his team clinch crucial chances in the match and can help his team win matches, therefore, a safe keeper is very necessary in a cricket team.
The main focus for a wicket-keeper is his glove work and then its followed by his batting qualities, here we have named some of the best keepers to play international cricket till date. So, let’s take a look at the best wicket-keeper batters in international cricket to date which are as follows;
MARK BOUCHER:
A wicket-keeper from South Africa, Mark Boucher who had a long international career for his country is the best glove-man of all time, he was an excellent batsman with more than 10000 international runs at that time as well but no has been able to beat his record of most international dismissals as a keeper behind the stumps with 998 victims as a wicket-keeper for South Africa.
KUMAR SANGAKKARA:
Kumar Sangakkara who we all know is the greatest batsman from Srilanka with 17840 runs in international cricket as a batsman, out of which more than 13K runs were in the ODI cricket which are also the most by any wk-batsman is the history of cricket, he was one of the most classy batters of his time along with his exceptional wicket-keeping skills with 678 dismissals behind the stumps for Srilanka.
MS DHONI:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team. He was one of the top wicket-keepers ever to play the game, he scored more than 17000 runs in international cricket along with more than 800 dismissals as a wicket-keeper for India. His stumping record of 0.08 seconds off a windies batsman is the world’s fastest record of stumping in cricket.
ADAM GILCHRIST:
Adam Gilchrist is a keeper from the Australian team who has scored 15252 runs for his country, he was the one who changed the impression of a wk-batter and in the lower middle order he scored 33 centuries, and not only this 905 dismissals behind the stumps are also to his name and he is only the second wicket-keeper in cricket history to bag more than 900 dismissals as a keeper in international cricket.
ANDY FLOWER:
Andy Flower who is currently a very well-known cricket coach all across the world, he used to play for Zimbabwe and for his team he scored 10249 runs, with 16 centuries in international cricket and out of all these around 6000 runs were scored in ODI cricket along with the 316 dismissals in international cricket for Zimbabwe Cricket Team.
BRENDON MCCULLUM:
Brendon McCullum is the top wicket-keeper batsman of NZ team, he is also regarded as one of the best in international cricket with 8212 runs for his team along with his 9 centuries in international cricket, he retired from international cricket in 2017 with 453 dismissals for NZ team as a glove man.
IAN HEALY:
Ian Healy is a very under-rated wicket-keeper, he used to play for the Australian team, and to keep in Australia is not that easy but still, he bagged 628 dismissals as a wicket-keeper behind the stumps for the Australian cricket team, his name is not much recognized in international cricket because he was a specialist keeper not that good as a batsman but still has 4000+ test runs for his country.
MOIN KHAN:
Moin Khan is the top wicket-keeper batsman from Pakistan, he was a very athletic wicket-keeper back in his playing days when he used to keep one of the best bowlers ever produced in Pakistan cricket and has 434 dismissals as a wicket-keeper for the Pakistan team.
BJ WATLING:
BJ Watling is the second-best WK batsman from the NZ team, he has now retired from international cricket but has scored 3000+ test runs for his country, most runs for NZ in test cricket as a wk-batsman along with 281 dismissals behind the stumps.
RASHID LATIF:
Another keeper batsman from the Pakistan team, he was also the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and was an attacking batsman. In his 10 years long year, he scored more than 3000 runs for his country along with 350 dismissals behind the stumps, he is regarded as one of the best wk-batsman of Pakistan cricket history.
MUSHFIQUR RAHIM:
Mushfiqur Rahim is a wk-batsman from Bangladesh, he has bagged more than 400 victims behind the stumps and has scored more than 11000 runs along with 12 international centuries for his country as a wk-batsman, he has also scored the 4TH most runs ever by a wk-batter in ODI cricket, and features in the list with some great names of cricket.
SARFARAZ AHMED:
Sarfaraz Ahmed is a wicket-keeper from Pakistan, he was also their former captain and Pakistan has won CT17 under his captaincy. He has 361 dismissals in international cricket for Pakistan along with more than 6000 runs as a batsman in all formats for the Pakistan cricket team.
DINESH RAMDIN:
Dinesh Ramdin who played for the West Indies cricket team and retired in the last decade from cricket but not before scoring many runs as well as 468 dismissals behind the stumps, he was one of the best wicket-keepers to play for the West Indies team.
BRAD HADDIN:
Brad Haddin, is an Australian wicket-keeper batsman who played cricket for Australia till 2015, and in his 15 years long career, along with his batting performances for his team, he was very well organized with the gloves behind the stumps as he dismissed a total of 474 batters with his glove work in his career for Australia.
QUINTON DE-KOCK:
One of the top wicket-keepers of the current era, known as QDK, he is excellent behind the stumps and has more than 500 dismissals with more than 11000 runs along with his 23 centuries in international cricket, he is a hard-hitter batsman in the middle order for the SA cricket team.
AB DE VILLIERS:
ABD as we all know is regarded as a generational talent to play for SA, but he was also a very safe wk as well and has scored round 3000 runs along with 10 centuries in ODi cricket as a wicket-keeper batsman, the main part is that he averages 70+ as a wk-batter in ODIs for South Africa, which is the highest by any wicket-keeper batsman with 2000+ runs in ODi cricket.
JOSS BUTTLER:
Joss Buttler is the current captain of the England Cricket Team and is one of the most dangerous batters of the world right now, his hitting range is the best in the world but along with these he is also an equally good keeper who has 400+ victims behind the stumps till now in international cricket for his team in all formats.
TOM LATHAM:
Tom Latham is another wicket-keeper in this list from the NZ team, he plays for the NZ team as an opener or in the middle-order batsman as per the team combination and has scored many test centuries as well as his 100+ dismissals behind the stumps for the New Zealand cricket team.
MUHAMMAD RIZWAN:
Muhammad Rizwan is currently the safest wicket-keeper in the world by a margin, no one can match his keeping skills in the current cricket arena, although he just has 150+ dismissals in his short career but he has pulled off many exceptional catches and runouts in his career which proves his abilities as a wk, he also plays in the top order for Pakistan cricket team.
RISHABH PANT:
The current premium wk-batsman from the Indian cricket team with more than 200 dismissals behind the stumps for his team, he is well-known for his attacking cricket and has scored many test centuries vs the SENA teams which proves his batting capabilities as well in international cricket.
- THESE NAMES ARE NOT ARRANGED OR WRITTEN IN NUMBER-WISE BECAUSE ALL THESE KEEPERS ARE THE BEST THE WORLD HAS SEEN TILL NOW AND WE CANT RATE THEM BECAUSE EVERYONE DID WELL FOR HIS COUNTRY TILL HE PLAYED, BUT THESE ARE THE BEST RECOGNIZED WICKET-KEEPERS IN THE WORLD.
