unbreakable world records mark boucher most dismissals in career in tests 555 hunt in just 147 matches | 147 matches.. 555 wickets, world's greatest wicketkeeper batsman, impossible to break the world record!

Unbreakable Cricket Records: Many such amazing world records have been made in the world of cricket, which seem impossible to break. These include Sachin Tendulkar's most international runs and Muttiah Muralitharan's most international wickets. However, in this story we have brought a world record which was made neither while batting nor bowling, but while keeping wickets, the great South African cricketer made it in his name. This is such a world record that it seems impossible to break it today.

The greatest world records of batting and bowling

Sachin Tendulkar is considered the greatest batsman in the world. This former veteran batsman, who played for India, ended his international career with 34357 runs and also made a world record in his name for scoring the most international runs. Sachin is the only batsman in the world who has scored 30,000 or more international runs in his name. At the same time, the record of most international wickets in bowling is in the name of great Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan. He dismissed 1347 batsmen while playing 495 matches. One such amazing world record was made by South African legend Mark Boucher while keeping wickets.

World record of wicketkeeping

In fact, Mark Boucher, who played international cricket for South Africa for 15 years, holds the world record for most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in Tests. In 147 Test matches, this legend dismissed batsmen from behind the stumps 555 times. This includes 532 catches and 23 stumps. Let us tell you that Boucher is the only wicketkeeper in the world who has taken 500 or more dismissals in Test cricket. Australian legend Adam Gilchrist's name is at second place in this list. He took 416 wickets in 96 matches.

Top 5 wicketkeepers with most dismissals in Tests

Mark Boucher – 555
Adam Gilchrist – 416
Ian Healy – 395
Rod Marsh – 355
MS Dhoni – 294

Showed strength in batting also

Mark Boucher's figures were excellent not only in wicketkeeping but also in batting. He scored 5515 runs in test cricket. He is the second highest run scorer in the red ball format after Adam Gilchrist. Boucher also has 5 centuries and 35 half-centuries in his name in Tests. Not only this, in ODI this veteran scored 4686 runs in 295 matches with one century and 26 half-centuries. While keeping in this format, he took 424 dismissals. Boucher also played 25 T20 International matches, in which he scored 268 runs.