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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wicket-keeperWicket-keeper - Wikipedia

    The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MS_DhoniMS Dhoni - Wikipedia

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/ m ə ˈ h eɪ n d r ə ˈ s ɪ ŋ d h æ ˈ n ɪ / ⓘ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper-batsmen and captains , he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rishabh_PantRishabh Pant - Wikipedia

    Rishabh Rajendra Pant (born 4 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. Having played all formats for India, he is best known for his consistency to score runs in Test cricket.

  4. www.sportskeeda.com › cricket › top-10-wicketkeeperRanking the top 10 wicketkeeper-batsmen of all time - Sportskeeda

    • Adam Gilchrist (Australia) No guesses, no arguments for the sweet No. 1 spot; this one belongs to, the one, the only – Adam Gilchrist. With strike-rates of 81.98 in Tests, 96.94 in ODIs, and 141 in T20Is, Gilly is considered to be one of, if not, the most destructive batsmen of all time.
    • Mark Boucher (South Africa) A serious eye injury on 9th July, 2012 put an end to a legendary career. Mark Boucher was perhaps the last of the classical wicketkeeper-batsmen of the past generation.
    • Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
    • Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) India’s World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni is arguably the greatest keeper-batsman India has ever had. Batting, keeping, captaining: three jobs, one person.

  5. www.redbull.com › in-en › what’s-the-role-of-aWicket-keeper role: What is his job in a cricket team - Red Bull

    Oct 17, 2016 · The revolution that the role has undergone. In the 1970s and 80s, a wicket-keeper having a batting average of somewhere around the mid 20s or early 30s was completely acceptable, and most wicket ...

  6. wisden.com › stories › historicalAndy Flower’s peak as a wicketkeeper-batter may never be ...

    Apr 29, 2023 · It started with a century on ODI debut – in the 1992 World Cup – and included three more global tournament campaigns. When he quit in 2003, he had the most runs by a wicketkeeper in ODI history – 5,845 – and also the most fifty-plus scores (50).

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  8. www.espncricinfo.com › story › we-need-to-talk-aboutWe need to talk about how wicketkeeping has changed over the ...

    Aug 10, 2020 · Monga: On a podcast Andy Zaltzman did with Jarrod Kimber, he divided wicketkeeping-batting into eras. I've done the same thing and looked up stats from 1900 to 1949, 1950 to 1999, and 2000 to ...