T20 World Cup 2022: Rating wicket-keepers of top 8 teams in the tournament
Wicket-keeping is a thankless job in cricket and but in reality, wicket-keepers are the ones who arguably perform one of the toughest roles on the cricket field
3. South Africa - (Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen) - 8.5/10
Quinton de Kock has been a giant player in the T20 circuit. He has also shown his mettle with the bat for the Proteas. In the 69 T20I matches, the 29-year-old has piled on 1894 runs at a strike rate of 133.38. The wicket-keeper batter is a fearless striker of the cricket ball and has been a match-winner for South Africa.
Moreover, De Kock is quite sensational with the gloves and has affected 77 dismissals in the T20Is which includes 15 stumpings. The veteran player also provides valuable inputs from behind the wickets and is a great aid to South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma as far as positioning the fielders is concerned.
Heinrich Klaasen is South Africa’s second wicket-keeping option. The 31-year-old is a destructive batter in the middle-overs and can take the attack to the opposition from ball one. In 36 T20Is, the swashbuckling batter strikes at 147.61. Klaasen is also quite a handy gloveman and has affected 17 dismissals as a designated wicketkeeper.
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