Top 10 Wicket Keepers in World Cricket: Check the Full List Here

Top 10 Wicket Keepers in the World: The game of cricket has witnessed many wicket keepers who have left an indelible mark on the sport. We have compiled a list of top 10 wicket keepers in the world, featuring all the great wicket keepers from the past to the present.

Read on to find out more.

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Who are the top 10 wicketkeepers in cricket?

The top ten wicketkeepers in cricket are as follows:

1. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

2. Marc Boucher (South Africa)

3. MS Dhoni (India)

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

5. Ian Healy (Australia)

6. Rodney Marsh (Australia)

7. Brad Hading (Australia)

8. Jeff Dujon (West Indies)

9. Quinton de Kock, South Africa

10. Danesh Ramdin (West Indies)

10. Danesh Ramdin (West Indies)

The 10th greatest wicketkeeper in the history of cricket is Danesh Ramdin, who played for the West Indies between 2005 and 2019. In a 15-year career, he played 284 international matches for the West Indies and bowled 483 wickets, a record for a West Indies wicketkeeper and ranks second in the list of the best West Indies wicketkeepers after the great Jeff Dujon.

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	74	205	1	12
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	139	181	9	7
T20 Series	71	43	5	20

9. Quinton de Kock, South Africa

Quinton de Kock is one of the greatest wicketkeepers in modern cricket and a very good attacking opener who represented South Africa in T20 and ODI matches. De Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2021 to focus more on white-ball cricket and his family.

So far, de Kock has played 300 international matches and has scored 564 wickets. This is the second highest record among South African wicketkeepers after Mark Boucher.

He is also a top-class batsman, scoring a total of 12,615 runs in Tests, One-Day Internationals and T20s, with 28 centuries.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	54	221	1	11
Single International Circuit*	155	209	2	17
T20I*	91	83	3	18

8. Jeff Dujon (West Indies)

Jeff Dujon is widely regarded as the best wicketkeeper in West Indies cricket. Dujon played during the famous West Indies Fast Attacks operation. During his career, he bowled a total of 474 wickets.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	81	267	0	5
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	169	183	0	twenty one
T20 Series	–	–	–	–

7. Brad Hading (Australia)

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Brad Hading is one of Australia’s finest goalkeepers, alongside Rodney Marsh, Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy.

He started his international cricket career as a replacement for Adam Gilchrist. His career lasted 14 years and he played 226 international matches, knocking 474 balls.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	66	262	0	8
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	126	170	8	11
T20 Series	Thirty-four	17	2	6

6. Rodney Marsh (Australia)

Rod Marsh was one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 70s and 80s. He played 96 Test matches and 92 One-Day Internationals for Australia. He scored an impressive 479 wickets in 188 international matches.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	96	343	1	12
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	92	120	0	4
T20 Series	–	–	–	–

5. Ian Healy (Australia)

Coming in fifth on the list of the greatest players of all time is Ian Healy, who had an 11-year career with the Australian team.

He is considered one of the best pure goalkeepers in the sport and the first goalkeeper to knock in 600. Healy’s achievement is amazing because he did it in less than 300 games.

Overall, Ian Healy contributed 628 knocks in 287 matches, a very impressive record. This record stood for a long time before Adam Gilchrist surpassed him.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	119	366	1	Twenty-nine
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	168	194	3	thirty-nine
T20 Series	–	–	–	–

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Kumar Sangakkara was a handsome left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper from Sri Lanka who, along with Mahela Jayewardene, made a significant contribution to Sri Lanka becoming a batting powerhouse.

Sangakkara holds the record for most runs and most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman, apart from this he is also considered as one of the best wicketkeepers in the world.

In a career spanning 15 years, he scored 63 centuries and knocked in 678 wickets in 594 international matches.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	134	182	4	20
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	404	402	20	99
T20 Series	56	twenty five	5	20

3. MS Dhoni (India)

MS Dhoni 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 this, he is also considered as one of the best finishers in the world.

He has knocked in 829 wickets in 538 international matches, which shows that he is also very fast in batting.

He holds the record for the fastest kill, taking just 0.08 seconds.

MS Dhoni is ranked third in the list of greatest wicketkeepers in the world’s history.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	90	256	3	thirty eight
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	350	321	twenty two	123
T20 Series	98	57	8	Thirty-four

2. Marc Boucher (South Africa)

Marc Boucher has the most outs of any goalkeeper in the history of the sport. Boucher played 467 international matches in his career and had 998 outs.

He is one of the best goalkeepers in the game.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	147	532	2	twenty three
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	295	403	16	twenty two
T20 Series	twenty five	18	1	1

1. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

Topping the list is Adam Gilchrist, who is considered the best wicketkeeper in Test cricket so far with his amazing record.

Gilchrist has not only been solid at the wicketkeeping position, but he has also been excellent in the upper order in One-Day International (ODI) cricket, providing much-needed stability to the lower order of the Australian Test team.

He is one of the best left-handed players in the history of cricket.

Gilchrist struck out opponents 905 times in 396 matches and was considered the best batsman.

Career Statistics

Format	matches	catch	Run out	tree stump
test	96	379	4	thirty-seven
See more : Optical Illusion Challenge: Hawk Eyes People will spot the Rhino in this Image Overseas direct investment	287	417	14	55
T20 Series	Thirteen	17	1	0

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