Highest scores by Indian wicket-keepers in all formats

#4 Rahul Dravid 145 versus Sri Lanka, 1999

Dravid en route to his brilliant 145 against Sri Lanka

It was the ICC Cricket World Cup and India were being led by Mohammad Azharuddin who had asked Dravid to keep wickets for the group game against Sri Lanka in place of regular gloveman Nayan Mongia. Sourav Ganguly was at his lethal best in the game smashing it to all parts of the ground. He ended up with 183—his highest individual ODI score.

Giving him company at the other end was Dravid who himself got a blistering 145. Prior to the knock Dravid was mainly recognised as a Test batsman who would take hours to get going. But on the day he hammered 17 fours and a six to get to the score in 179 balls. India set a target of 374 for the islanders and then clinched the issue with 157 runs remaining.

There were no questions ever asked about his batting skills but his glovework lacked the finesse of a regular keeper. In 2003 too when Ganguly was the captain of the national team he entrusted Dravid with the responsibility of keeping wickets so that he could play an extra batsman or a bowler.