Whenever there is talk of the best wicketkeepers in Indian cricket, the name of former captain MS Dhoni is kept at the top. But former wicketkeeper batsman Saba Karim made a very shocking statement and named the good wicketkeepers among MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha.
There was a rapid fire session of questions with Saba Karim on ESPNcricinfo, in which she was asked questions about the best wicketkeeper. It started with the name of Nayan Mongia and Dinesh Karthik. After this, slowly the names kept coming forward and Saba Kareem kept answering.
Shocked at the comparison between Dhoni and Wriddhimana Saha
At one time the names of Wriddhiman Saha and MS Dhoni came up. Saba Karim surprised everyone by saying that Saha was better among both the options. According to Saba Karim, Wriddhiman Saha is better than MS Dhoni in terms of wicketkeeping.
Saha was left for this legend
Moving forward, when the name of English wicketkeeper Alan Knott was taken in front of Saha, then Saba Karim left Saha and chose Knott. Ultimately, Saba also selected Alan Knott as the best wicketkeeper.
MS Dhoni vs Wriddhiman Saha
MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha cannot be compared in terms of international matches. The careers of both look very different. Dhoni has played a lot of matches, Saha has played less international matches.
MS Dhoni: Mahi played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20 International matches in his international career. Dhoni has made 38 stumpings in Tests. Apart from this, he has made 123 stumpings in ODI and 34 in T20 International.
Wriddhiman Saha: Wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha played 40 Tests and 09 ODIs in his international career. Saha made 12 stumpings in the test. Apart from this, Saha has done 1 stumping in ODI.
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