Tatenda Taibu showcases his son's keeping skills; tags MS Dhoni to give his views

Wicketkeeping is an art that is quite difficult to be perfect at. But, the world didn’t know that this skill could be transferred via genes. However, after watching Tatenda Taibu’s son, even we have to believe that.

Taibu was one of the finest wicketkeepers which Zimbabwe produced. He was quite a loved player across his country and he is respected throughout the world for his achievements and talent. At one time, he was the youngest player ever to captain a Test side. However, that record now belongs to Rashid Khan.

Recently, the former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper uploaded a video of his son practising wicketkeeping. He uploaded the video from his official Twitter account. The video seemed to be shot in the backyard of Taibu’s residence, where he was helping his son practise wicketkeeping.

Tatenda Taibu uploads a video on Twitter of his son keeping wickets

In the caption, Taibu revealed that his son was wicketkeeping for the first time. He also asked if it was genes that were making him keep that well. In the tweet, he tagged several famous wicketkeepers and asked for their thoughts. These famous wicketkeepers included ex-Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current Indian Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.

Other than the two Indian players, Taibu also tagged Adam Gilchrist, Kamran Akmal, Rashid Latif, Brendan Taylor, Mark Boucher, Denesh Ramdin, Kumar Sangakkara and Shai Hope.

“Are genes real?? My boy keeping for the first time ever…..thoughts!!! @Sarah_Taylor30 @gilly381 @KamiAkmal23 @iRashidLatif68 @mushfiqur15 @WK_Union @BrendanTaylor86@regischakabva @markb46 @shaidhope @shotta8080 @Wriddhipops @msdhoni @KumarSanga2” the caption of the post read.

Tatenda Taibu played 28 Tests, 150 ODIs and 16 T20Is for Zimbabwe between 2001 and 2012. He retired at a young age of 29. He scored 1,546 runs in Tests with 57 catches and five stumpings, while making 3,393 runs in ODIs with 114 catches and 33 stumpings.

Taibu is one of the Zimbabwean players who played in the Indian Premier League. He played in the 2008 edition of the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders. He played only three matches and was released ahead for the 2009 Auctions.

He was involved with the Zimbabwe Cricket Board in an administrative role after his retirement as well. He has also shown interest in a coaching role with an IPL team.