by Indian Premier League is one of the most famous cricket leagues all over the world. IPL gives chances to many young players to showcase their talents in front of all world. The first season of IPL is played in 2008, but the time flies very now we are in the 13th season of Dream11 IPL.
IPL is a treat for cricketing fans, but the cricketing competition in this league is way more than the other cricketing league all around the world. So to perform well in this league we need a very strong team and for a strong team, a good wicketkeeper-batsman is very essential.
So here we rank the top 5 best wicketkeepers in this season of IPL
5. Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock– the left-handed South African Opening batsman gained his popularity across the world as one of the best openers in the world. Quinton is considered as next South African Captain by many cricket fans and cricketing experts. His skills and quickness cannot be compared with any other player in the tournament. De Kock has been the part of MI since the 12th season of Dream11 IPL.
There is no doubt over the fact that he is arguably one of the best openers in World Cricket. The fans get overjoyed after watching brilliant and innovative batting during the games. Quinton smacks sixes and boundaries like it is not a big deal for him.
Quinton de Kock carrier’s defining performance came in season 12 of VivoIPL when he is bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL Auction. He smashes 529 runs with a strike rate of 132.91 in this season of IPL for his team. De Kock has a good average of Over 35 throughout the season with the highest score of 81. So, Quinten de Kock can be slot down at number 5 position in the list of best wicketkeeper in IPL2020.
4. Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow the Right Hand Opener from England is one of the best modern Cricket batsmen. He proves his talent and skills for England many times. Bairstow delivered his best performances when his team is in a critical situation.
Bairstow is without any doubt one of the most emerging batsmen from England Cricket team in recent times. Bairstow joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019. Since then the destructive duo of him and David Warner has no look back.
Jonny makes his mark in IPL with a dream season for all the debutants. Bairstow scores 445 runs including 2 fifties and 1 hundred in the 12th Season of IPL. He performs constantly for SRH throughout the season with an average of over 55 and with the highest score of 114. Sometimes the Duo of Bairstow and David Warner single handle wins the match for his team. So Jonny Bairstow makes his place at number four in this of best wicketkeeper in 2020 IPL.
3. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant the Left-Handed Middle Order batsman from India gained so much popularity across the world at such a young age. Rishabh is considered as a replacement for MS Dhoni by many Indians fans and Cricket experts. Pant agility and skills make him stand out from other players of his age.
Rishabh Pant is the backbone player for Delhi Capitals in IPL.rishabh’s ability to hit the ball out of the park with so ease make him a dangerous batsman to bowl in the last overs. Rishabh Pant many times single-handed pulls out the Delhi Capitals team from very critical situations.
Rishabh joined the DC team in 2016, since then there is a look back for pant. He makes his position stable in playing eleven of DC since his debut season. Pant hit 488 runs with a strike rate of 162.66 in the 12th season of Dream11 IPL. Pant is a very consistent player he manages to keep his average over 37 in last season with a high score of 78.
Rishabh Pant’s best performance comes in season 11 of IPL where he is one the highest run-scorer of IPL. In this season of IPL pant manages to score 684 runs with an outstanding over 52 including 5 fifties and one hundred. So, Pant manages to take his place at number 3 on this list.
2. Jos Buttler
Jos Butler the Right-handed batsman from England is also known as a modern game master. Butler’s hard-hitting game of cricket can not be matched in recent times. Jos is a very critical player for England teams in all format forms of games. Jo Butler is Considered as the next caption of the England ODI team.
Jos Buttler starts his IPl carrier with Mumbai Indians, but he announced his arrival in IPL when he joined the Rajasthan Royals team in the 11th season of Vivo IPL. Butler single-handedly makes the way open for playoffs for his team. Jos is a core member of Rajasthan Teams since he joined them in 2018.
Jos butler performs really well in the last season of IPL. he keeps his outstanding perform alive in the last season of IPL and he scores 311 in just eight matches with an average of almost 40. He is also a hard hitter of the ball and this is proved by his strike rate in previous seasons of IPL which is around 150.
Buttler delivers in his best performance till now in the 11th season of IPL where his scores 566 runs with an unmatchable average of 54.80. If Rajasthan Royals wanted to qualify for the playoffs then the performance of Jos Buttler is very important for them.
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
MS Dhoni the name is enough to define his legacy and his contribution to world cricket. Dhoni the Right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman from India also known as Caption Cool is still unmatchable with his set of skills. MS announces his retirement from international cricket this year, but he continues to play IPL which is very good news for Dhoni and Cricket fans.
Dhoni is considered as the best finisher in the world. he singles handed wins many matches for team India and his IPL team Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni joins the Chennai squad in the first-ever season of IPl and he is still playing for CSK and Captaining them throughout all the seasons of IPL which shows his love for his team.
In 2018 when CSK makes his comeback in IPL after two years of ban we all saw an updated version of captain cool. In the 11th season of IPL Dhoni scores 416 runs with a strike rate of 150. Dhoni performance in very consistent throughout the season and he keeps his average over 75 throughout the season, which leads CSK to win the IPl trophy for 3rd time.
MSD has a very different skillset from other players he is the best finisher in the world and he is also captain cool. Dhoni is also a very dangerous batsman to bowl in death overs. All these qualities of MS Dhoni bring him on the Number 1 on this list of top 5 best wicket-keeper batsman list in IPL 2020.