Ranking wicketkeepers across nations

In the game of cricket, every team needs a wicketkeeper, who displays alacrity behind the stumps and assists bowlers in saving runs and trapping batters. Attentiveness, fitness, agility, and speed are the qualities that help them do this job efficiently. With the advent of the Decision Review System (DRS), captains heavily bank on their wicketkeepers to make decisions regarding taking it or not. 

In this beautiful sport, there have been several wicketkeepers who are known for serving their teams extraordinarily in international cricket. With their diligence and perseverance, they broke into the chart of wicketkeeping greats. Discussing more, let’s rank wicketkeepers from each nation.

Here are the rankings of wicketkeepers from each side:

10. Bangladesh- Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim is known for his excellent batting and wicketkeeping prowess. The Bangladesh veteran kicked off his international career in May 2005 against England in a test match at Lord’s and since then, has appeared in 458 games across all formats. As a batter, he is the second-leading run-getter for his national team, with 14833 runs in 506 innings.

Talking about his wicketkeeping record, the 36-year-old is the most successful stumper for the Bangla side, with 458 dismissals (357 catches and 101 stumpings). In all three formats, he has left his predecessor and former Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter Khaled Mashud behind to register himself as the greatest wicketkeeper of the team.

In T20 Internationals (T20Is), he is the only wicketkeeper after England’s Jos Buttler to show up in more than 100 games. The 36-year-old is in the sixth spot on the list of wicketkeepers who have performed the most dismissals in the shortest format with 62 hunts in 82 innings of 102 games.