No 2 keeper-batsman

[Fuller Pilch]

I know that there have been threads about the depth in keeper-batsmen (stressing the batting side of things), but who do you think is the 2nd best behind AB (provided you think he is number one)?

 

[Debris]

AB and Dhoni are really batsmen who can keep a bit but that seems to be teams are after.

 

[Shri]

Anyone but Dinesh Kartik.

 

[Riggins]

someone actually voted for ramdin?

 

[Shri]

Prasanna Jayawardene. Exceptional against both spin and pace.

 

[paulted]

Good Captain and lower order batsman, but Dhoni's keeping is clumsy, Buttler is looking good

 

[Shri]

No and no. And I don't know.

 

[Red]

Haddin clearly FFS

 

[hendrix]

Haddin or Watling.

However, Prasanna Jayawardene would be my first pick as wicketkeeper because I love the pure keepers.

 

[Ike]

Had to vote for Ramdin after reading Riggins post.

Plus he had a great innings, even though it fell short, in the last ODI against England.

All that said, my vote should be discounted, since I don't know all the nominees well enough to judge intelligently amongst them.

 

[Adders]

Am I the only one here that struggles with considering ABD the best wicket keeper batsmen in the world??

Look, he is very arguably the best batsmen in the world right now, and there is nothing hideously wrong with his keeping......so I realise it is going to be very hard to lodge a case for him not being the best keeper/batsmen, but I still can't get my head around it. I think the reason is that I don't think this is going to last and he is still a fill in measure for the Proteas. My thinking is probably ****ed up so I'm quite prepared to be shot down here.......but if Don Bradman filled in with the gloves for a few tests would he be considered the best keeper/batsmen ever??

I know ABD has played more than "a few tests" as a keeper now, but if Boucher hadn't have suffered that horrendous injury and played on then it is unlikely he would have gotten dropped for ABD.........and did anyone consider Boucher the best going around at the time??

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lack of PJ in the poll disgusts me

 

[Maximas]

The thread says keeper-batsman, so I can sort of understand the lack of PJ, but it's a complete insult to go and put Ramdin (and Prior, really) in there ahead of him tbh, Watling for me

 

[flibbertyjibber]

A year ago it would be Prior but he has lost the plot totally.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Hard to say with AB as he hasn't kept to a huge amount of spin, and not much quality stuff. And he's not the best technician with the gloves, just the best catcher of the ball in the world whether with or without gloves.

Surely his time keeping will come to an end now, he'll be captain from here on in you'd imagine?

 

[Second Spitter]

Bad Hands looked 136 years old late on Day 5 at Newlands.

 

[Watson33]

Kamran Akmal surely? How have people missed him off?

No but in all seriousness, the best keeper-batsman in current form would have to Haddin.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sorry, didn't include Prasanna J bcos of the batting component. If this were for pure wicketkeeping, I'd rate him no 1. Leaving Mushrifur out was probably a mistake though - he is actually pretty useful, but debuting when barely out of nappies has affected his overall stats.

Anyway, Watling for me.