He also picked 3 catches as the Wicketkeeper.
Most catches as Wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals(42).
I don't see any Wicketkeeper, who is even close to him in world cricket,
forget Indian cricket.".
The Wicketkeeper(or keeper) is nearly always a specialist
but any of the fielders can be called upon to bowl.
Apart from this, everyone's eyes will also be on who will play the role of Wicketkeeper from India.
Earlier, he was a goalkeeper,
KR Banerjee was the man who asked Dhoni for playing cricket and becoming the Wicketkeeper.
Earlier, he was the goalkeeper,
KR Banerjee was the man who asked Dhoni to play cricket and become a Wicketkeeper.
He was offered trials as a Wicketkeeper batsman with Hampshire, but declined because it conflicted his love for other sports.
In search of second Wicketkeeper, we have given opportunities to DK
and right now we are giving opportunity to Rishabh Pant.
Despite the ODI success in India,
Dane Vilas was chosen over him to be the Wicketkeeper in the following Test series.
In search of second Wicketkeeper, we have given opportunities to DK
and right now we are giving an opportunity to Rishabh Pant.
MS Dhoni not play cricket player but impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and
he becomes regular Wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club(1995-1998).
Holds the record for playing the most number of
matches in ODI history as captain who has also served as a Wicketkeeper(199).
Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in T20I
history as captain who has also served as a Wicketkeeper(72).
And as a Wicketkeeper, you are in the best position to monitor the game
and he has done that fantastically over the years.
Virat said,"One of the advantages of feeding Rahul as a Wicketkeeper is that we can include an extra batsman in the XI.
The way he takes catches and brings the energy on the field,
there's no doubt that he's the No 1 Wicketkeeper in the world.
Warne said in an interview with Fox Sports,“I can
say in front of Adam Gilchrist(former Australian Wicketkeeper) that most wicket-keepers cannot be good captains.
England Wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor will make history on Saturday when she becomes the first
woman to play in a men's A-grade cricket match in Australia.
It was a chance that his
football coach once sent him to fill in as the Wicketkeeper of the cricket team of a local club.
So if he was still in the T20 team then this format
could have been late to find a Wicketkeeper batsman for the World Cup.
Meanwhile, New Zealand Wicketkeeper BJ Watling completed his 3000 runs in Test cricket
and he was the 14th player in New Zealand to do so.
Mick Newell was educated at West Bridgford
Comprehensive School and represented Nottinghamshire between 1984 and 1992 as a right-handed batsman, leg-break bowler and occasional Wicketkeeper.
It was by sheer chance that his
football coach once sent him to fill in as the Wicketkeeper of the cricket team of a local club.
The reason behind this is also because the Indian team have at least 3 Wicketkeeper batsmen ready,
who can play in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
For the remainder of the third day,
Pant kept wickets and become the second“substitute Wicketkeeper” for India after the ICC rules came
into effect in late 2017.
New Zealand captain and Wicketkeeper Tom Latham termed it as a resounding win,
saying,“In the last match, the batsmen won us and today the bowlers did it.
Buried beneath this furore was the additional omission of Jack Russell,
considered by most to be England's best Wicketkeeper, in favour of the largely unheralded Richard Blakey.
But I can say that as a Wicketkeeper when I played India A matches and then against the Lions,
I had a fair idea of what to expect.
The former South African Wicketkeeper however feels that while amendment can be done in quick
time, the“culture of respect” needs to be implemented and that will take time.