In a blind ranking, England star Jose Butler surprised fans by placing Rishabh Pant of India in his list of wicketkeepers ahead of legends like MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers. Jose Butler has ranked Rishabh Pant as the world’s number 1 wicketkeeper.
Pants have so far sacked 171 with 156 catches and 15 stumpings in 47 Tests with his name. In 76 T20I, the Indian wicketkeeper-Bater has so far taken 40 catches and 11 stumpings, while he has 28 dismissals in 31 Odis.
Jose Butler chose Rishabh Pant as the number 1 wicketkeeper in front of MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers
Well, Butler realized that Pant is far better than the great MS Dhoni, which is widely considered the greatest finisher and wicketkeeper as India. Dhoni’s record is also amazing, as he has 829 dismissal in forms including 634 catches and 195 stumpings.
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Despite being considered as one of the biggest wicketkeepers so far, the former England captain shocked Dhoni at number 4. Meanwhile, Butler admitted that he had already “messed up” when he was named after the famous South African cricketer Ab de Villiers.
The British said, “Jesus, I messed it up,” before slotting AB de Villiers in number 3. The former South African captain claimed 463 dismissal in international cricket. Another Proteas made it in Butler’s top 5 wicketkeepers, the Great, Quinton de Coke.
Jose Butler ranked himself from the top -5 wicketkeepers
Quinton de Coke has dismissed 560 for his name in forms in the international field, and was drafts at number 2, while Butler politely placed himself at number 5. Butler has so far dismissed 512 for his name in forms in international cricket.
Well, the ranking has already created a massive debate among fans. The praise of the pants can be justified by batting and fearless, but Dhoni’s unmatched gloves and Abd’s versatility are many shocked to see the versatility.
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Jose Butler saw Sara Taylor as a game-changer behind the stump in women’s cricket
Meanwhile, in the latest episode of The Love of the Love of Cricket Podcast, Jose Butler has praised Sara Taylor for his impressive batting and wicketkeeping. Butler said, “I am going to throw Sara in Taylor. As a wicketkeeper, he really changed the game.”
Sara Taylor has scored more than 4,000 runs in Odis and over 2,000 runs in T20I with 23 fifties. In addition to her talent behind the stumps, Taylor’s sharp reflex and fearless keeping inspired women’s wicketkeeping and motivated countless young players to take gloves. And Butler was in awe due to his influence on the game.
On the other hand, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green broke Butler’s record in the third ODI against South Africa. The former England captain broke 47 balls in 2022 compared to the Netherlands.
