The T20 World Cup is slated to begin on June 2 in the USA and West Indies. The T20 World Cup is known for its aggressive batting tactical bowling and some acrobatic fielding.
However, there are some other unsung heroes, the Wicket-Keeper, a Keeper plays a very important role in setting the fields, looking at the angles, and dimensions of the ground, and guiding the bowlers to bowl which length.
The Keepers have another crucial job which is to be alert as they have to catch the batter short in just a nick of time. Apart from their keeping they also have the responsibility to bat as well which makes their role not only demanding but important too.
Without Wasting much time let's have a look at the top 5 Wicket Keepers with the most dismissals in T20 World Cup history:-
Quinton De Kock one of South Africa's finest keeper batters is ranked fifth place in this list. The keeper batter recently bid adieu to the other two formats of the game. De Kock has played 18 games in the T20 World Cup in which he plucked 17 catches and stumped the batter 5 times. He is the only player in this list to have played the least games in T20 World Cups.
Number 4th ranked in this list has been taken by the Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara has plucked 12 catches and has caught batter short of his crease on 14 occasions. In 31 games he has 26 dismissals to his name.
Sangakkara was the mainstay of the Lankan batting lineup, however, the World has also seen him do an important job behind the stumps. Sangakkara retired 9 years ago, but still, his records are unmatched in T20 World Cup history.
Former West Indies Cricketer Denesh Ramdin features at the 3rd spot, the Windies keeper batter has played 27 T20 World Cups in which he plucked 18 catches and stumped the batter 9 times. Apart from this, he was also known for his finishing abilities with the bat lower down the order. Which helped West Indies claim two T20 World Cup titles.
The second rank in our list goes to the former Pakistani Keeper batter Kamran Akmal. Akmal played 30 games for Pakistan in T20 World Cups, picking 12 catches and stumping the batter 18 times. Apart from this Akmal was an aggressive opener and played a major part both with and with the gloves to help Pakistan win the silverware in the 2009 T20 World Cup in England.
The top rank in our list is taken by one and only Former Indian Captain and a living legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni. MSD played in 33 T20 World Cup matches he led India to a title win in the inaugural edition in 2007. In 33 games Dhoni took 22 catches and stumped the batters 10 times. It's close to 4 years now since the 'Thalay' retired from the game but still, his records are unbreachable for many.
| Player | Country | Matches T20 (wc) | Cts/stmps |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | India | 33 | 22/10 |
| Kamran Akmal | Pakistan | 30 | 12/18 |
| Denesh Ramdin | West Indies | 27 | 18/9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 26 | 12/14 |
| Quinton De Kock | South Africa | 18 | 17/5 |
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