Much of the wicket-keeping problems today stem from the 'keepers' desire to take
the ball on the drop below their knees. Great wicketkeepers of the past always
took the ball about waist high on the rise.
There is no doubt in my
mind that there is not a wicketkeeper in Test cricket today who can be termed
truly great, and the question remains, will Ian Healy be the last of the great
wicketkeepers?
As usual he makes a lot of sense, but I find his claim that Ian Healy is the last of the great wicketkeepers, contentious.
For me Kirmani was the last of the great ones.
How do you rate him?
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No comparison between Kiri and Healy...Kiri is streets ahead.
Forget the stats...Healy had pacers for the edges...but Bob is right. I just wonder why contemporary keepers prefer to take it low? After all they come through coaching from oldies and watching the greats.
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