CWC 2019: Ranking the wicket-keeper batsmen of the tournament

#4 Shai Hope

Shai Hope

The Windies wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope has progressed by leaps and bounds in the last couple of years. The 25-year-old batsman has been leading scorer for West Indies in ODIs since 2017 with 2060 runs and an excellent average of more than 50.

The Barbados-born batsman has a good technique and is pretty consistent with the bat. However, the batsman needs to work on his strike-rate which has been lesser than 80 since 2017.

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#3 MS Dhoni

The ex-captain of the Indian team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has not been at his best since World Cup 2015. The experienced player is still the best wicket-keeper in the world but has been facing problem with the willow in recent years. The right-handed batsman had found it too difficult to rotate the strike especially against spinners and plays a lot of dot balls as a result.

However, the 37-year-old is very capable to arrest the collapse and has done this job for his team. The wicket-keeper batsman from Ranchi has amassed more than 2000 runs with a good average of about 44 in 61 innings after the last World Cup. However, his batting strike-rate is about 81 which is not questionable in modern-day cricket.

He has the most number of stumpings (35) against his name in this period. Howbeit, the most successful Indian skipper in ICC tournaments was in great form in IPL 2019 and Indian fans will hope that the veteran carries his good form in the World Cup.