5 wicket-keepers who were forced to retire due to injuries

#1 Mark Boucher

Boucher is one of the greatest cricketers in South African history

Mark Boucher is the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of the game. In a splendid career for South Africa, he accounted for 999 dismissals.

In Tests, he effected 555 dismissals (532 catches, 23 stumpings) which was 136 clear off the second-placed Adam Gilchrist. The right-hander was equally impressive in ODIs wherein he has 425 dismissals (403 catches, 22 stumpings) to his credit. His collection of dismissals is only second behind Gilchrist's tally of 472. In T20Is, he has 19 dismissals (18 catches, 1 stumping) to his name.

Boucher was also a handy batsman. He scored 5515 runs in Tests and 4686 runs in ODIs. He was all set to play his 150th Test in England and was only one shy of the magical mark of 1000 international dismissals. When he was keeping for South Africa in a warm-up match against Somerset in 2012, a googly from Imran Tahir hit the stumps and a dislodged bail struck Boucher in the left eye. A legendary career cato an unfortunate end.