Ranking top 10 wicket-keeper batters at the moment
Wicket-keeping can be a thankless job, but one needs to put in the hard yards to excel.
3. Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
Quinton de Kock has redefined elegance since he made his debut for the Proteas. He is a regular feature in the South Africa cricket team and is the first-choice wicket-keeper for them. He is one of the best or simply the best wicket-keeper among the current ones. His technique of keeping is very simple and effective.
He is brilliant with the bat as well. He has scored 3300 runs in 54 Tests, 5355 runs in 124 ODIs, and 1827 runs in 61 T20Is. He surprised each and everyone when he announced his retirement from Test cricket with an immediate effect at an age of 29. He looks best when he plays the 50-over format. He bats at an average of 45.38 in ODI cricket and has 16 ODI centuries to his name.
He has 232 dismissals to his name in just 54 Test matches as a wicket-keeper which includes 221 catches and 11 stumpings. He has 179 dismissals in ODIs and 65 dismissals in T20Is. He is the third fastest batter to reach the 1000-run mark in ODI cricket in 21 innings. He has 64 dismissals in T20Is which is the second most in the format.
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