Wicket-keeper Current Affairs, GK & News
Sarah Taylor retires from international cricket
England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, who is regarded as one of the world’s best wicketkeepers, has recently retired from international cricket because of her ongoing battle with anxiety. Sarah made her England debut in 2006 and scored 6,553 international runs. She was also a magnetic keeper behind the stumps, creating waves with her innovative methods that ..
Topics: Cricket • Partial squatting position • Sarah Taylor • Squatting position • Team sports • Wicket-keeper • Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Sarfaraz Ahmed becomes wicket-keeper captain with most number of catches in a match
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the current captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has set a new wicket-keeping record during the final Test match against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 13. He took 10 catches in the on-going Test match and surpassed Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and former Indian captain, MS Dhoni, to become ..
Topics: Adam Gilchrist • Cricket • Denesh Ramdin • International cricket • MS Dhoni • Pakistan national cricket team • Sarfaraz Ahmed • Wicket-keeper • Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Rishabh Pant becomes first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series
Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series, during the final day of the ‘Boxing Day Test’ in Melbourne against Australia on December 30. He surpassed former cricketers Naren Tamhane and Syed Kirmani who had recorded nineteen dismissals in 1954-55 and 1979-80 respectively. Brad Haddin from Australia holds the ..
Topics: Brad Haddin • Cricket • India national cricket team selectors • Naren Tamhane • Rishabh Pant • Syed Kirmani • Wicket-keeper
Mark Boucher bids adieu international cricket
Mark Boucher, the South African wicket keeper, has retired from international cricket after undergoing surgery for eye injury he received on the opening day against Somerset when a googly from Imran Tahir, hit the stumps and a dislodged ball hit Boucher in the left eye. South African captain Graeme Smith read Boucher’s statement announcing his ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Boucher • Cricket • Cricketers • Dismissal • Graeme Smith • Imran Tahir • International cricket • Mark Boucher • White South African people • Wicket-keeper • Wisden Cricketers of the Year