Jitesh Sharma names his all-time best wicket-keepers, picks two from India [Exclusive]

Published - 12 Jan 2026, 19:22 IST | Updated - 12 Jan 2026, 19:46 IST

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma, coming off a title-winning Indian Premier League 2025 campaign with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, recently shared his list of all-time great wicketkeepers. The 32-year-old named five cricketers, including Adam Gilchrist, MS Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha, Mark Boucher, and Andy Flower, with two Indians finding a place.

Jitesh played a crucial role in RCB’s championship-winning IPL 2025 campaign, producing several cameos and a brilliant 85 off 33 balls against Lucknow Super Giants while chasing 227. His ability to dominate bowling attacks in pressure situations strengthened RCB’s middle order, leading to his retention ahead of the next season. He also carried that momentum into domestic cricket, scoring a 75 at a strike rate of over 220 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, for his new state, Baroda.

During an exclusive chat with CricTracker, when asked to name his all-time best wicketkeepers, Jitesh chose players from different eras. His first choice was former Australian, Adam Gilchrist, who remains Australia’s record-holder for wicketkeeping dismissals in Tests (416) and ODIs (472).

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His next pick was none other than legendary MS Dhoni, who holds the record for most stumpings in ODIs (123) and most dismissals in T20Is (91), making him the most successful Indian keeper across formats. Wriddhiman Saha, the second Indian on the list, is known for glovework. Notably, Saha holds the Indian record for most dismissals in a single Test match (10) and is among the elite Indian keepers with over 100 Test dismissals. South Africa’s Mark Boucher also features in Jitesh's list.

The former holds the record for most international dismissals (998) and most catches by a wicketkeeper (952). Lastly, he went ahead with Zimbabwe legend Andy Flower to complete the list, who is remembered not only for over 300 international dismissals but also for being the only wicketkeeper to average over 50 in Test cricket.