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Indian wicketkeeper M. S. Dhoni appeals for a stumping against Australian batsman Matthew Hayden. Stumped is a method of dismissing a batter in cricket, in which the wicket-keeper puts down the striker's wicket while the striker is out of their ground [1] (the batter leaves their ground when they have moved down the pitch beyond the popping crease, often in an attempt to hit the ball).
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket-keeper in Test cricket. This is a chronological list of India Test wicket-keepers. [1] This list only includes players who have played as the designated keeper for a match.
Widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman in the history of the game, [2] [3] Gilchrist held the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in One Day International (ODI) cricket until it was surpassed by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015 and the most by an Australian in Test cricket.
Mark Verdon Boucher (born 3 December 1976) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Boucher is regarded as one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen of all time, and holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper, with 532 catches and 555 total dismissals.
The stumps and bails are usually made of wood, most commonly ash, [2] and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch. The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches (22.9 cm). Each stump is 28 inches (71.1 cm) tall with maximum and minimum diameters of 1 1 ⁄ 2 inches (3.81 cm) and 1 3 ⁄ 8 inches (3.49 cm).
A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played international cricket in 1988, after six first-class games. Over the next decade, Healy was a member of the side as it enjoyed a period of success. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper.
Donald Tallon (17 February 1916 – 7 September 1984) was an Australian cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a wicket-keeper between 1946 and 1953. He was widely regarded by his contemporaries as Australia's finest ever wicket-keeper and one of the best in Test history, [1] with an understated style, an ability to anticipate the flight, length and spin of the ball and an efficient stumping ...
This is a chronological list of wicket-keepers who have played for India in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since the team's first match on 1 December 2006, against South Africa. [1] The wicket-keeper in that match was MS Dhoni, who holds the record for most dismissals, stumpings and catches in T20Is as a wicket-keeper. [2] [3] [4]