5 Best Wicketkeeper in world cricket who took Most dismissals

In the history of cricket, there were many batsmen and bowlers produced in different generations in all over cricket nations. Sir Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli and many others became batting legends while Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane warne, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram became bowling legends. But in this game, only batting and bowling are not enough, there are some players who are also known for their wicket-keeping skills. They were not known about his batting, they were known for his wicketkeeping performance. During a match a wicketkeeper must be aware, agile, and quick with his responses behind the stumps. It can be the difference between a win or a loss in any match. Therefore, every team needs a strong wicketkeeper in their playing 11. Today we will tell you the Top 5 Best Wicketkeeper in world cricket ever produced. 













































Player Total  Dismissals TEST Dismissals ODI Dismissals T20I Dismissals
Mark Boucher (SA) 998 555 424 19
Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 905 416 472 17
MS Dhoni (IND)  829 294 444 91
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 678 151 482 45
Ian Healy (AUS) 628 395 233 NOT PLAYED



    1. Ian Healy ( Australia) 



Ian Healy is like a wicketkeeping legend for world cricket. 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.


    1. Kumar Sangkkara (Sri Lanka)



One of The Greatest Batsmen, Kumar Sangkkara, was a professional wicketkeeper in his early stage. But apart from his wicketkeeping he also scored 12400 runs in test, 14234 runs in ODI and 1382 runs in T20I. He has 678 dismissals in international cricket - 182 catches & 20 stumpings in Test and 402 catches & 99 stumpings in ODI.


    1. MS Dhoni (INDIA)



MS Dhoni was the best captain India ever produced. In his captaincy, India took 3 ICC Trophy. Dhoni became captain of the Indian team in 2007. He clinched first T20I world cup 2007, then 2011 ICC ODI world cup and finally he grabbed the champions trophy 2013 title.  

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. 


    1. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)



Adam Gilchrist undoubtedly one of the best keepers Australia 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. 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, 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 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.  

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