Who is currently the best wicket-keeper batter in world cricket?

[Spectrum]

There are too many top wicketkeeper-batsmans currently.

List :-
MS Dhoni
Johny Bairstow
Jos Buttler
Quinton Dekock
Sarfaraz Ahmad
Mushfiquer Rahim
BJ Watling
Tom Latham
Brendan Taylor
Kusal Mendis
Kusal Perera
Dinesha Chandimal
Niroshan Dickwella
Dinesh Karthik
Wriddhiman Saha
Mohammad Shahzad


Who do you think are currently the top 3 in each format?

My List:-
Tests- Bairstow, deKock,Watling
ODIs-deKock,Buttler,Rahim
IT20s-Buttler,Shahzad,Perera


Also who are your top 5 WK-batsman of all times???
My List:-
Adam Gilchrist
Andy Flower
MS Dhoni
Sangakkara (not a regular WK)
DeKock

 

[introvert]

Test: bairstow de kock watling
One day & t20 : decock,buttler, bairstow

 

[Ab Fan]

Current:-

Bairstow/de Kock

Overall:-

Gilly

Flower wasn't a regular keeper either. He kept because Zim had no other options.

 

[shane]

Watling in tests, Bairstow in the others.

 

[Executioner]

Mushfiqur Rahim deserves a definite shout out. Plays all 3 forms of the game

Bairstow been brilliant too. de Kock too.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

In tests,Bairstow.

In ODI’s,QdK

 

[UN talkz]

In T20s it is legend Kami, no one can beat him.

 

[omorst7]

De cock, Musfiqur Rahim

 

[Rana]

De Kock overall

 

[King Kong]

Bairstow in tests definitely and probably in ODIs as well, but since he doesn't keep in that format, Buttler gets my vote in ODIs.

 

[rhony]

Bairstow in tests and Butler in ODIs. De Kock is a close second to both. Mushfiq is third in LOIs

 

[soso_killer]

There's no point in regurgitating these threads. QdK is the best of this generation, already won a series in Australia on his own, did okay in NZ as well in a won series. It's a question of who is the second best.

 

[BaankeJi]

Saha in tests, Dhoni in ODIs, Dinesh Karthik in T20s.

 

[HuzaifaE]

YJB in tests, QdK in everything else and QdK overall.

 

[Oligochaetes]

In T20s it is legend Kami, no one can beat him.

Kami means God in Japanese

Nowadays I like watching QDK bat. Not sure if he is the best though.

My all time favorites are Gilchrist and MSD

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

There's no point in regurgitating these threads. QdK is the best of this generation, already won a series in Australia on his own, did okay in NZ as well in a won series. It's a question of who is the second best.

He has some issues against lateral movement. Needs to rectify them.
Bairstow is slightly better in tests atm.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

sort of shocked no one has mentioned Alec Stewart

 

[WC-Passion]

QDK currently, all-time I'd probably say Gilchrist.

 

[WildSwing]

There's no point in regurgitating these threads. QdK is the best of this generation, already won a series in Australia on his own, did okay in NZ as well in a won series. It's a question of who is the second best.

Qdk looked worse than a tailender against India

 

[The_Odd_One]

Bairstow is far ahead at the moment

 

[light]

If i have to choose one out of the whole lot, its QDK. Mushfiqur and Bairstow are right up there aswell.

All time best for me - Gilchrist. Man this guy was just lethal.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Watling's gotta be in for Tests at least

 

[Last Monetarist]

Jonny pour moi. Although I would take the gloves off him and play him as a specialist batsman in the top 4 as the potential reward is so much greater.

1. Bairstow
2. de Kock
3. Mushfiqur
4. Watling
5. Paine
6. Dowrich
7. Dickwella
8. Saha
9. Sarfraz

 

[soso_killer]

Qdk looked worse than a tailender against India

Everyone did.

 

[Rishta Aunty]

Don't like him but Mushfiqur has to be in this conversation. He's taken his game up a notch in the past 3 years.

 

[Hasan123]

Quinton De Kock

 

[Abdullah719]

Watling the best in Tests.

 

[Shazzam]

Has to be Rizwan surely.

 

[Revolution]

Saha in tests, Dhoni in ODIs, Dinesh Karthik in T20s.

Saha took stunning catches. Handled the pace express of Indian team effectively
Pant need some time..

 

[andy0204]

Saha took stunning catches. Handled the pace express of Indian team effectively
Pant need some time..

Pant is actually good against pacers if you see him keeping in overseas.

 

[Revolution]

Pant is actually good against pacers if you see him keeping in overseas.

Pant is more aggressive batsman but keeping needs more improvement which is good for India's long term.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Saha as pure wicket keeper but as complete package Watling is the undisputed best, reminds me of Matt Prior.

 

[Ab Fan]

Watling but I feel that de kock will have more full-fledged career and will be considered as the keeper batsmen of this generation.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Purely as a keeper, Saha is the best in the world. But as a keeper-bat its the one and only BJ Watling.

 

[The Viper]

BJ Watling.

He is gritty and scores runs when his team needs him.

Not your archetypical WK batsman, but he is very effective.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Has to be Rizwan surely.

After 1 test. Of course.

 

[King_Kohli]

Qdk

 

[moghul]

In T20s it is legend Kami, no one can beat him.

You mean physically ?

 

[Captain caveman]

Bj watling
Mushfiqur
Bairstow
Rizwan

 

[angrypathan]

BJ Watling in tests. Probably QdK in ODIs although he hasn't been particularly special over the last year or two

 

[Captain caveman]

BJ Watling in tests. Probably QdK in ODIs although he hasn't been particularly special over the last year or two

Odis has to be mushfiqur?

 

[sunny85]

Parthiv Patel and Kamran Akmal ; but for being GOALKEEPER rather than WICKETKEEPER

 

[Robert]

Foakes!

 

[Junaids]

BJ Watling but I have high hopes for Rizwan.

 

[andy0204]

Foakes!

Maybe in County cricket.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Mohammad Rizwan

 

[hassan918]

de Kock numbers are way higher than any other wicket-keeper in this World Cup in terms of dismissals. He is also ahead of everyone in terms of scoring runs.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Pant in tests
De Kock/ Buttler in ODIs
Buttler in t20is
Overall Rizwan

 

[Cricket Warrior]

If You were Pakistan's captain who would you choose as the wicket-keeper for T20 world cup?

My pick would be Rizwan as he is super fit to keep the wickets but he really needs to improve his SR to retain the position in this format.

 

[shamaan]

As a keeper thier is no contest and it has to be Rizwan

 

[FearlessRoar]

While talking to a local Indian media outlet, Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist revealed his top three wicketkeeper-batsmen of all time:

“Rodney Marsh, he was my idol. That’s who I wanted to be. MS Dhoni… I like his coolness. He did it his way, always calm.”

“And Kumar Sangakkara. He was so classy in everything he did, batting high up the order and with his keeping skills.”