1.Adam Gilchrist
2.Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3.Mark Boucher
4.Kumar Sangakkara
5.Rod Marsh
1.ADAM GILCHRIST
Adam Gilchrist is an Australian Cricketer (1996-2008). Adam Gilchrist holds the record of most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in One Day Internationals. He had 416 dismissals in test cricket with 379 catches and 37 stumps, while in ODI.he had 472 discharges with 417 snags and 55 stumps. His strike rate was amongst the highest in both ODI and Test cricket; his 57 ball century against England at Perth in December 2006 is the fourth-fastest century in all Test cricket. He was the first player ever to hit more than 100 sixes in test cricket. His 149 off 104 balls against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup final is rated one of the most remarkable World Cup innings of all time. Gilchrist won several awards for his stunning performances throughout his career. He retired from international cricket in March 2008
2. MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI
MS.Dhoni and is an Indian cricketer (2004-2020). Dhoni is considered one of the most successful captains in Indian cricket. Dhoni was a brilliant finisher and an outstanding batsman. Dhoni has played around 538 international matches in his career in which he scored more than 17000 runs with 16 centuries and 106 half-centuries. His top score is 183, not out in ODI cricket. His wicket-keeping achieved 294 dismissals with 256 catches and 38 stumps in the test and 444 releases with 321 catches and 123 stumpings in ODI. He also holds the record of most catches in the test by a wicketkeeper. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In 2013, under Dhoni's captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020.
3. MARK BOUCHER
Mark Boucher South is an African cricketer(1997-2012). The best wicket that the South African team ever got. Boucher achieved 555 dismissals in test cricket with 532 catches and 23 stumps. However, in ODI, he called 425 layoffs with 403 catches and 22 stumpings. Mark Boucher holds the record of most catches in a Test by a wicketkeeper. Wicket-keeper in all forms of the game, which is 999. Talking about Mark Boucher's batting skills, he scored more than 10000 runs in his international career along with six centuries and 61 half-centuries. His top score is 147 runs not out in One Day International. Sadly, he got retired in 2012 due to some eye injury.
4. KUMAR SANGAKKARA
Kumar Sangakkara is SriLankan Cricketer(2000-2015).Sangakkara is one of the greatest players in the world. He has hit more than 28000 runs in his career in all three formats combined with 63 centuries and 145 half-centuries. His top score is 319 runs in test cricket. His wicket-keeping achieved 202 dismissals in test cricket with 182 catches and 20 stumpings, while in the ODI, he achieved 501 releases with 402 snags and 99 stumps. He holds the record of most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODI. He had also won the cricketer of the year award by ICC. He was also the man of the match in the 2014 world cup, which Sri Lanka won. Sangakkara won the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2012[16] and won many other awards for both Test and ODI cricket.
5. ROD MARSH
Rod Marsh is an Australian Cricketer(1971-1983). Though players have achieved more dismissal than that, no one could get it in much less time. Rodney used to play in the early 70s to mid-80s, where he achieved such a score. He called 355 wicket dismissals in just 96 test matches. About his ODI dismissals, Marsh got 124 releases in 92 games. About Marsh's career, he scored around 5000 runs in his international career with three centuries and 20 half-centuries. Marsh is also named as one of the players in the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. After he got retired from cricket, he used to be a commentator for around ten years.
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