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[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Mohammad Rizwan is arguably the best keeper in the world

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Across formats I do not think anybody is better.

He is agile and intelligent, and equally adept against pace and spin.

Saha is better against spin in Tests.

Maybe Dickwella and De Kock can compete with Rizwan, but you cannot say that they are better.
 
He's certainly announced himself to the world in spectacular fashion. Too early to declare him best in the world at anything. Let's see how the next 2 years go for him. He has certainly been a refreshing change of pace behind the stumps for Pakistan.
 
De kock is the best keeper batsmen but Rizwan is better keeper than him and has a great start.

de kock is an elite all formats player.
 
Let him perform consistently for a year or 2 before saying stuff like this.
 
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That stumping of Gregory was so 🔥 like lightening...and the catch of moeen MashAllah...anyone still want sarfi for t20?
 
I remember for a brief moment when Sarfi was batting like a minor Gilly and his keeping was decent and then came his downfall.

That said, after the torturous Akmals we are lucky to have Rizwan.
 
Gotta love the hyping of anyone and everyone who plays the slightest bit of good cricket.
 
He's the X factor Pakistan wanted but never had, until now.
 
Guys I mean best keeper not best keeper/batsman.

Among best keeper/bats he is arguably top 3
 
Doesnt take much for a Pakistani cricketer to be declared the best and also the worst after a series or two, their doesnt seem to be an in between.
 
Rayyman said:
Across formats I do not think anybody is better.

He is agile and intelligent, and equally adept against pace and spin.

Saha is better against spin in Tests.

Maybe Dickwella and De Kock can compete with Rizwan, but you cannot say that they are better.
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Rizwan is getting there. Still need to see more consistency from him. Keeping is world class and batting is starting to come around
 
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Calm down

This is how Kamran started

Then started dropping sitters
 
Let's not get so ahead of ourselves. He has been absolutely flawless this summer. Let's just let him play and not put all this pressure and jump to conclusions so quickly, this is how players get ruined.
 
Pakistani fans definitely are the most excitable fans in the world.

Doesn’t take much to impress them.

No wonder Absolute hacks like Ahmed Shehzad who looked so limited were hyped to be ‘future Tendulkars’ based on a few innings.
 
Varun said:
Gotta love the hyping of anyone and everyone who plays the slightest bit of good cricket.
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Have you watched him play or are you just blurting out a statement. If you watched the test series you would have seen how difficult it was for keepers. Rizwan was not just good, he was exceptional. Keeping to the spinners and standing up to Abbas.

This is coming from someone who thought Rizwan was no more than a part time keeper a few years ago. He has improved immensely.
 
Pakistani fans really are some of the most emotional in the world. It's a very minnow mindset really to start celebrating after 2 or 3 good performances, and i'm someone who has always rated Rizwan highly!
 
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Rizwan is amongest the best keeper in the world currently.

We are not talking about batting here ,we are talking about wicket keeping skills and till now what he has done it shows hes amongest the best
 
Credit to Misbah for making Rizwan the worlds best wicketkeeper keeper in the world.
 
Too early to say anything. However, there are many keeper batsman who are better, this includes: De Cock, Buttler, Bairstow etc
 
His keeping has improved dramatically over the last two years.

I don’t know what he did, or who he worked with, but it has worked wonders.

Purely as a wicket-keeper, he is as good as anyone at the moment.

He has the right height and weight, very quick on his feet, great anticipation, fast hands, and excellent fitness & concentration levels.
 
Forum363 said:
Have you watched him play or are you just blurting out a statement. If you watched the test series you would have seen how difficult it was for keepers. Rizwan was not just good, he was exceptional. Keeping to the spinners and standing up to Abbas.

This is coming from someone who thought Rizwan was no more than a part time keeper a few years ago. He has improved immensely.
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Yes - I watched wide passages of play in all tests but that's not the point. Why should somebody be either one of an ATGMax or a "hack"? Would it serve Pakistan badly if Rizwan was merely labelled a good, developing player with a lot of promise for the future?
 
Another very good catch yesterday for the wicket of Moeen.

In between overs he was waking up some of the fielders, pushing them, motivating them - a real bundle of energy.
 
Too early to call him one of the best. These things fall out quickly. He needs to be consistent and earn the great titles.
 
Mamoon said:
His keeping has improved dramatically over the last two years.

I don’t know what he did, or who he worked with, but it has worked wonders.

Purely as a wicket-keeper, he is as good as anyone at the moment.

He has the right height and weight, very quick on his feet, great anticipation, fast hands, and excellent fitness & concentration levels.
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He said in the post test series interview that he practised a lot with tape ball and that Rashid Latif helped him, not a bad mentor to have.
 
Slog said:
Pakistani fans definitely are the most excitable fans in the world.

Doesn’t take much to impress them.

No wonder Absolute hacks like Ahmed Shehzad who looked so limited were hyped to be ‘future Tendulkars’ based on a few innings.
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Indian fans are no different either. Hyping average cricketers like Jadhav, Pant and Pandya after a good inning or bowling spell is the best example. Pant is already better than Dhoni and Pandya is the best allrounder in the world. :inti
 
This is his second come back if I am not wrong. He was dropped for not performing with bat before. He is a good keeper better than Sarfaraz but I disagree with the OP. He has to prove in all formats with bat also.
 
He is certainly a very good keeper and is a lock in Test team for a few years.

He has good credit in ODI format also with those 2 centuries against Aus

T20 is where he needs to prove he has gears.
 
ai hope he can bat aswell as he keeps. He is not the best keeper, he is brilliant but needs to be consistent.

He was fantastic yesterday.
 
Varun said:
Yes - I watched wide passages of play in all tests but that's not the point. Why should somebody be either one of an ATGMax or a "hack"? Would it serve Pakistan badly if Rizwan was merely labelled a good, developing player with a lot of promise for the future?
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That’s a fair way of describing Rizwan. A good developing player with a lot of promise.

However, the point is, his keeping in the series was absolutely exceptional. Prior to this, his keeping has been good, but in this series he displayed some skills which impressed everyone including the experts and commentators. That’s why people are calling it out rightly. It doesn’t make him an ATG and he could fall away, but that’s not the point.
 
Rizwan is a captaincy material, given he improves his batting a lot more. Seems like a decent headed guy.
 
Rizwan has been outstanding and impressive throughout the series. But it would be great if we stay humble and do not hype him so that he continues giving us these kind of wonderful performances. At this time, we just need to support and give him ample time especially in Tests and ODIs. His performances in T20 should not be judged for other formats as T20 is his weakest format.
 
He has been outstanding in this whole tour - except one mistake I remember...he missed a stumping in one of the test matches of Yasir's bowling.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Our players have a history of starting of with a bang & then fading away into the oblivion.
 
I'd give it a few more series to make that statement, but yeah Rizwan's fantastic keeping merits the conversation to say the least.

Not just a great keeper, but he's a great fielder in general. I remember, I believe it was an ODI against Sri Lanka, he was fielding and he almost took a fantastic catch sprinting from the inner circle to the boundary. I think the ball popped out of his hands and was 6 but the way he covered so much ground and how committed he was in trying to take the catch was very great to see.
 
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RajBan said:
Is this guy better than Saha as a wicket-keeper?
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Saha is hands down the best wicket keeper in the world. It's unfortunate that he's tailender-esque with the bat in slightly challenging conditions but his keeping is extraordinary.

Rizwan still has to prove himself before taking that tag.
 
Mamoon said:
His keeping has improved dramatically over the last two years.

I don’t know what he did, or who he worked with, but it has worked wonders.

Purely as a wicket-keeper, he is as good as anyone at the moment.

He has the right height and weight, very quick on his feet, great anticipation, fast hands, and excellent fitness & concentration levels.
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He seems a very dillegent worker, just look at when he debuted his fitness and fielding was 10x better than anyone else on the team. Now if he can only get better as a batsman.
 
Mesozoic said:
Saha is hands down the best wicket keeper in the world. It's unfortunate that he's tailender-esque with the bat in slightly challenging conditions but his keeping is extraordinary.

Rizwan still has to prove himself before taking that tag.
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Ok. Pakistan has produced some great wicket-keepers over the years. I am talking about 80s- 90s. Hope this guy can get into that zone.
 
No doubt

Test fifties of Rizwan:

Pak - 5/94 - scored 95 vs Aus in Aus.
Pak - 5/120 - scored 72 vs Eng in Eng.
Pak - 5/75 - scored 53 vs Eng in Eng.
Pak - 5/52 - scored 71 vs Nz in Nz.
Pak - 4/74 - scored 60 vs Nz in NZ.
 
Man for the crisis? He failed against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh when we were in good positions :danish
 
I'm getting convinced about this guy. Really impressive, and I think he can be the best in the world if he keeps at it.
 
He is the best wicketkeeper batsmen in the world currently. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to get their heads checked.
 
OG Rizwan fans have had their faith repaid with some stellar performances in recent times.
 
Brilliant knock today. Can't praise this guy enough for his attitude and mental strength. Got the team in almost a commanding position and his dismissal changed fortunes for NZ. This on top of his fabulous first innings knock and keeping to boot. My man of the match for Pakistan.
 
From the start of his career scoring good runs but one of worst running between the wicket which shatter his confidence that time a good player
 
Rightly earned his chance and is now flourishing. He worked very very hard on his keeping and his batting has come leaps and bounds. And the best part is that he is doing everything Sarfraz didn't do. He is taking responsibility with the bat rather than shying away by opening in T20s. He has improved his batting in basically all formats.

I think he has a much higher ceiling than Sarfraz did because he seems to have more fire and hunger.
 
Unlucky today with the ball staying low.

Rizwan, Babar, Shaheen are building the core of the team. Some good stuff to look forward to.
 
An automatic selection in tests showed great determination and character keep it up
 
Wonderful stuff from Rizwan to get rid of Elgar

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Hands-down the best keeper in the world. Pakistan is incredibly lucky to have him after more than a decade of Akmal(s) followed by the inconsistent and lethargic Sarfraz
 
Absolutely brilliant!! how could you guys played Sarfraz over him for so many years?
 
Much better bat, light years ahead in terms of keeping, no nonsense and zero ** behind the stumps. This is like you guys were riding a bullock cart all these years despite having a SUV in the garage, only Pakistan could do that!!
 
Hyperion66 said:
Much better bat, light years ahead in terms of keeping, no nonsense and zero ** behind the stumps. This is like you guys were riding a bullock cart all these years despite having a SUV in the garage, only Pakistan could do that!!
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It’s a spectacularly Pakistani thing to do. Kamran instead of Sarfaraz, Sarfaraz over Rizwan, Asad Shafiq instead of Fawad Alam, Imam instead of Saud.

The list goes on.
 
Hyperion66 said:
Absolutely brilliant!! how could you guys played Sarfraz over him for so many years?
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That's a big question. Rizwan is brilliant finding for Pakistan, other than him and Shaheen and return of Fawad I can't see any positive in Pakistan team selection in recent times
 
After Rashid Latif era ,Rizwan is the only good wicket keeper for Pakistan
 
You don’t judge a keeper based on these type of catches. Although it’s a superb catch , it’s like a fielder catch
keepers should be good against edges and stumpings, that’s where the reflex comes in
 
globalcitizen said:
You don’t judge a keeper based on these type of catches. Although it’s a superb catch , it’s like a fielder catch
keepers should be good against edges and stumpings, that’s where the reflex comes in
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Have you watched any of the games or do you just read the match report afterwards?
 
globalcitizen said:
You don’t judge a keeper based on these type of catches. Although it’s a superb catch , it’s like a fielder catch
keepers should be good against edges and stumpings, that’s where the reflex comes in
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True and Rizwan has been great in those too
 
He has been batting brilliantly of late but his keeping is no where near the best. He was very average just 1 test ago in Christchurch where he let in 27 byes and dropped an absolute sitter.

The talent is there though.
 
Rizwan is truly an awesome WK. Only Pakistan could have played Sarfaraz over him for so many years.
 
Space Cat said:
He has been batting brilliantly of late but his keeping is no where near the best. He was very average just 1 test ago in Christchurch where he let in 27 byes and dropped an absolute sitter.

The talent is there though.
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That's his only drop since his comeback in 2019.
 
aloo paratha said:
That's his only drop since his comeback in 2019.
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I did like that he came out and accepted he didn't keep well that test. He has the right mindset to go with obvious talent.

He will definitely be leading the next generation of test keepers.
 
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