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The Wicket Keeper Batsman
by prash k on Feb 14, 2007 12:51 PM   Permalink | Hide replies

One of the recent phenomena in world cricket is the emergence of WK batsmen who have elevated their standards way above their predecessors.

Srilanka and Australia in my view enjoy the best advantage in this regard since their Wicket keepers are also in the bracket of some of the best one day batsmen in the world. Gilchrist and Sangakkara are in a class of their own. Dhoni, Akmal and Boucher can be grouped in a category that follows behind them.

Australia will miss Gichrist sorely in the initial stages of the cup. Haddin may be a good bat, but he definitely is no gilchrist and that is like losing the advantage of having an extra bat in the line up.



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  RE:The Wicket Keeper Batsman
by pramod kanakath on Feb 14, 2007 12:55 PM   Permalink
I totally agree with you. I also think that Dhoni should become more consistent and contribute on a larger scale for India. He has potentials in him.

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by narendran theertharaman on Feb 14, 2007 01:04 PM   Permalink
pramod..u r right.

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