Top 5 Wicket Keepers with most catches in One Day International (ODI)  Cricket history

Top 5 Wicket Keepers with most catches in One Day International (ODI) Cricket history.

Cricket is a game with three aspects, batsmen, bowlers and the wicketkeeper. Although there is not much discussion around the wicket keepers, they are one of the most important people in the game.

Being behind the wickets, the wicketkeeper can easily overturn the game on one go with his sharp cricketing mind. He is the one who can judge the batsman?s approach and give valuable input to the bowlers.

The man behind the stumps exactly knows how to keep his bowlers into the game. Even though the batter is on fire, with a sharp cricketing brain, the wicketkeeper can effectively trouble the batter.

Here in this article, we will talk, top 5 Wicket Keepers who have picked up the most catches in International Cricket History.

Top 5 Wicket Keepers with most catches in One Day International (ODI) Cricket history:

5. Brendon McCullum - 227 Catches:

The Kiwi opening batsman and wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum come fifth in the list. He was also the skipper of the New Zealand national team and took his side to new heights under him. He has several records under his belt.

He smacked the fastest test hundred in just 54 balls against Australia in 2016. He is also one of the two Kiwi cricketers who have scored two T20I hundreds and scored over 2000 runs in the format.

Keeping his ODI career alive for nearly one and a half decade, Brendon McCullum finally bid his adieu in August 2019.

During his ODI career from 2002 - 2016, he caught 227 cricketers under his wicket keeping gloves.

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4. MS Dhoni - 321 Catches:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former Indian skipper and one of the finest cricket captains, is fourth on the list. He is a smart and clever wicketkeeper who always backed his instincts which eventually got him all the success.

He is the only captain in the plant to lift all three ICC trophies. He won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC ODI World Cup 2011 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

His sharp cricketing brain fetched good results for India which has made him India?s most successful captain.

Apart from his captaincy records, MS was also a great batsman with over 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He was often termed as a modern-day finisher.

His ODI career started back in 2004 and he remained attached to it until 2019. On 15 August 2015, Independence Day of India, MS Dhoni took his time to say goodbye to international cricket through a social media video that played a famous Indian song, ?Mai Pal do Pal Ka Sathi Hoon.?

During his 15 years of career, Dhoni featured in 350 games in which he picked up 321 catches.

3. Kumar Sangakkara - 383 Catches:

Former Sri Lankan skipper and wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara also finds his name in the world?s best wicket keepers. Often regarded as one of the best batsman cricket has ever produced, Sangakkara remained in ICC top 2 rankings in all three formats during his international days.?

Amidst his cricket career that spans 15 years, Kumar Sangakkara plundered massive 28,016 runs at an impressive average of over 40.

The 43-years old cricket took Sri Lanka cricket to mammoth milestones and made it a formidable side in international cricket during his days. He along with the likes of Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and many other former cricketers were evenly responsible to pick up the standards of Sri Lanka cricket.

He was adjudged as the Man of the Match in the final of ICC World Twenty20 2014, which was won by Sri Lanka.

In 404 ODI appearances, Kumar Sangakkara smoothly made 383 catches.

2. Mark Boucher - 402 Catches:

The former South African cricketer and current coach, Mark Boucher has a different image when it comes to his wicket-keeping skills. Boucher is regarded as one of the best wicketkeeper batsmen on the entire globe until now.

Boucher played for South Africa in all three formats after making his debut back in 1997. He has several wicket keeping records under his hat.

The most prominent of all is his record of most test dismissals. Boucher was effective in a total of 555 dismissals with 532 catches in his international career.

The 44 years old former cricketer also featured in several cricketing leagues all around the world. He represented Border, Warriors, Africa XI, ICC World XI, South Africa, and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders as a first choice wicketkeeper during his international days.

His 13 years international cricketing career was put on hold after he suffered a severe eye injury as the bails hit his left eye. After the comprehensive examination, Boucher was ruled out of the whole series and after his successful eye surgery, he took his retirement from cricket.

During his cricketing days, he picked up 402 ODI catches in 295 games for South Africa.

Adam Gilchrist - 417 Catches:

The former Australian cricketer and current commentator, Adam Gilchrist stands tall in the list of wicketkeepers with most ODI catches. The southpaw is widely known for its aggressive style of batting.

Playing international fixtures for over a decade for national side Australia, Adam Gilchrist owns multiple records with his sheer batting and even more exceptional wicketkeeping.

He holds the record of fourth fastest test century in just 57 balls. Moreover, he has magical records of scoring runs in marquee knockout games for Australia.?

Adam Gilchrist has also won three world cup titles as a player.

In His ODI career spanning from 1996-2006, the 49-years old southpaw has played 287 games in which he has picked up 417 ODI catches which are most in the history.

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