Top 10 wicket keepers in the world: The game of cricket has witnessed many wicket keepers who have left an indelible mark on the game. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 goalkeepers in the world that lists all the greats of the game from past to present.
Continue reading to learn more.
Who are the top 10 wicketkeepers in cricket?
The top 10 wicketkeepers in cricket are as follows:
1. Adam Gilchrist, Australia
2. Mark Boucher, Republic of South Africa
3. MS Dhoni, India
4. Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
5. Ian Healy, Australia
6. Rodney Marsh, Australia
7. Brad Haddin, Australia
8. Jeff Dujon, West Indies
9. Quinton de Cock, Republic of South Africa
10. Denesh Ramdin, West Indies
10. Denesh Ramdin, West Indies
At the 10th best wicket keepers in cricket we have Denesh Ramdin who played for West Indies during 2005-2019. In a career spanning 15 years, he played 284 international matches representing the West Indies and took 483 dismissals, the most by a West Indies wicketkeeper and placing him second on the list of West Indies’ greatest wicketkeepers, behind the great Jeff Dujon. .
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 74 | 205 | 1 | 12 |
GO | 139 | 181 | 9 | 7 |
T20I | 71 | 43 | 5 | 20 |
9. Quinton de Cock, Republic of South Africa
Quinton De-Cock is one of the best wicket keepers in modern cricket and a very good batsman who plays for South Africa in T20 and ODIs. De-Cock has announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2021 to focus more on white-ball cricket and his family.
To date, De-Cock has played 283 international matches and been instrumental in 537 shutouts. That is the second highest by any South African Wicketkeeper after Mark Boucher.
He is also a top batsman who has scored 11986 runs in 319 innings at an average of 40.85 across Tests, ODIs and T20s with 26 centuries.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 54 | 221 | 1 | 11 |
GO* | 149 | 196 | 2 | 17 |
T20I* | 80 | 76 | 2 | 16 |
8. Jeff Dujon, West Indies
Jeff Dujon is widely regarded as the best wicketkeeper in West Indies cricket. Dujon played in the period when the famous West Indian pace battery was active. He had 474 dismissals in his career.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 81 | 267 | 0 | 5 |
GO | 169 | 183 | 0 | 21 |
T20I | – | – | – | – |
7. Brad Haddin, Australia
Brad Haddin was one of Australia’s best wicketkeepers alongside Rodney Marsh, Adam Gilchrist and Ian Healy.
He played as a substitute for Adam Gilchrist during his early days in International Cricket. His career spanned 14 years in which he played 226 international matches and recorded 474 dismissals.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 66 | 262 | 0 | 8 |
GO | 126 | 170 | 8 | 11 |
T20I | 34 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
6. Rodney Marsh, Australia
Rod Marsh was one of the most outstanding goalkeepers during the 70’s and 80’s. He played 96 Tests and 92 ODIs for Australia. He recorded 479 dismissals in 188 international appearances which is perhaps impressive.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 96 | 343 | 1 | 12 |
GO | 92 | 120 | 0 | 4 |
T20I | – | – | – | – |
5. Ian Healy, Australia
In the 5th place of the all-time greatest is Ian Healy who played for the Australian team during a career of 11 years.
He is considered one of the best clean sheets in the game and is the first goalkeeper to have 600 shutouts. What was great about his achievement was that Healy did it in less than 300 matches.
In all, Ian Healy was instrumental in making 628 shutouts in 287 matches, a very impressive record. It was a record that stood for a long time before Adam Gilchrist surpassed it.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 119 | 366 | 1 | 29 |
GO | 168 | 194 | 3 | 39 |
T20I | – | – | – | – |
4. Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara was a valiant left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper in Sri Lanka, along with Mahela Jayawardene he was instrumental in Sri Lanka’s rise as a batting powerhouse.
Sangakkara holds the record for the most runs and centuries scored by a Sri Lankan batsman and is also regarded as one of the best wicket keepers in the world.
In a career spanning 15 years, he scored 63 centuries and 678 dismissals in 594 international matches.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 134 | 182 | 4 | 20 |
GO | 404 | 402 | 20 | 99 |
T20I | 56 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
3. MS Dhoni, India
MS Dhoni is one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game, he is a successful captain and is the only captain to win three ICC tournaments. In addition, he was considered one of the best finishers in the world.
He was also quick behind the goal, which is evident from the 829 disposals he made in 538 international appearances.
He holds the record for the fastest batting which was done in 0.08 seconds.
MS Dhoni is third in the list of all time best wicket takers in the world.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 90 | 256 | 3 | 38 |
GO | 350 | 321 | 22 | 123 |
T20I | 98 | 57 | 8 | 34 |
2. Mark Boucher, Republic of South Africa
Mark Boucher has the most shutouts on his record, the most of any goaltender in the history of the game. In his career, Boucher achieved 998 dismissals and played 467 international matches.
He was one of the best goalkeepers to play the game.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 147 | 532 | 2 | 23 |
GO | 295 | 403 | 16 | 22 |
T20I | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
1. Adam Gilchrist, Australia
Topping the list is Adam Gilchrist who is considered to be the best wicket keeper in the game of cricket till date, due to his astonishing record.
Gilchrist was not only safe as a house behind the wicket, he was also explosive at the top of the order in ODIs and provided much needed stability in the lower order of the Australian Test team.
He is one of the best left-handers to have played cricket.
Gilchrist is considered the best because of his record of 905 shutouts in 396 games.
Career statistics
Format | Matches | Catch | Run Outs | Sticking |
Tests | 96 | 379 | 4 | 37 |
GO | 287 | 417 | 14 | 55 |
T20I | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
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Source: HIS Education