Mongia completes the double
When he caught Mark Boucher off the bowling of Murali Kartik in the South African first innings in the first Test at Mumbai, Nayan Mongia became third Indian and 22nd wicketkeeper in Test history to complete 100 dismissals in a Test career
Rajneesh Gupta
27-Feb-2000
When he caught Mark Boucher off the bowling of Murali Kartik in the
South African first innings in the first Test at Mumbai, Nayan Mongia
became third Indian and 22nd wicketkeeper in Test history to complete
100 dismissals in a Test career. With this Mongia also completed the
coveted double of 1000 runs and 100 dismissals, thus becoming the 20th
'keeper to achieve this milestone. Incidentally, only two keepers
among the 22, Australia's Wally Grout and South Africa's Mark Boucher,
have failed to complete a double.
On top of the list stands Australia's Ian Healy having made 395
dismissals (366 ct, 29 st) in his 119 Tests besides scoring 4356
runs. Next in line is another great Australian, Rodney Marsh, whose 96
Tests fetched him 3633 runs and 355 victims (343 ct,12 st).
The roster of 'keepers with at least 100 dismissals includes six
Englishmen, four Australians, three Indians, three South Africans, two
West Indians, two New Zealanders and two Pakistanis.
Apart from Mongia, two other Indian keepers have not only achieved 100
dismissals but also accomplished the double. Syed Kirmani with 198
dismissals (160 ct, 38 st) in 88 Tests holds the national record and
stands seventh on the list of wicket-keepers with most victims in all
Tests. Later, Kiran More claimed 130 dismissals (110 ct, 20 st) in his
career of 49 Tests. Kirmani scored 2759 runs and More 1285.