Who is the best Indian Wicket keepers
With the evolution of bowling and the batting technics in the world of cricket, Keeping wickets is challenging task.
Let’s have a look at the top most successful wicketkeepers for India.
8. Rahul Dravid
The Wall of India, Mr dependable has served Team India in numerous roles. Right from Captaincy to Wicketkeeping. He is placed in the 10th spot with 84 dismissals from 73 matches.
7. Dinesh Karthik
Even though Dinesh karthik is unable to maintain his spot in the Team consistently. His stats shows that he have done a good job behind the wicket.
6. Farokh Engineer
Farokh Engineer is the “first-choice” wicketkeeper during his period 1961-1975 and got a chance keep wicket for the spin quartet of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar, and Venkataraghavan.
5.Parthiv Patel
A 17 years old chubby innocent looking boy has debuted as the Test Cricket’s youngest wicketkeeper in 2002. The left-hand batsman have 102 dismissals from 51 matches to secure the 7th spot
4. Kiran Moore
Kiran more served Indian cricket team as a wicketkeeper between 1984-1993 has bagged 220 dismissals from 143 matches. He have served as the chairman of the selection committee between 2002 and 2006.
3. Syed Kirmani
Dismissing 234 batsmen in 137 matches, Syed kirmani claimed No.3 spot. Syed Kirmani won the best wicketkeeper award in 1983 cricket world cup series.
2. Nayan Mongia
If you are a 1990s Indian Cricket fan, You will be very familiar with him.The Baroda Right-handed batsman has recorded 261 dismissals out of 184 matches he played. Mongia holds the record for most catches in a Test match by an Indian Wicket-keeper.
1.MSD
He is the best in this business at this point, The man with lightning glove works. The beloved former skipper of Indian Cricket team is ruling this department of Indian cricket team.
Yes. It’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni At number 1 spot for you.
Here is the stats table for you. :)
Players
Period
Matches
Innings
Dismissals
Catches
Stumpings
MS Dhoni
2004-2017
453
524
720
568
152
NR Mongia
1994-2001
184
216
261
209
52
SMH Kirmani
1976-1986
137
199
234
187
47
KS More
1984-1993
143
183
220
173
47
PA Patel
2002-2016
51
69
102
83
19
FM Engineer
1961-1975
51
88
86
69
17
KD Karthik
2004-2014
40
54
86
74
12
R Dravid
1999-2004
73
72
84
71
13