10 cricketers who missed out on a significant milestone during their careers

#8 Mark Boucher missing out on 1000 international dismissals

A nasty eye injury in 2012 ended Boucher's career on 999 dismissals

Mark Boucher is by far the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of cricket. Besides being a purist behind the stumps, Boucher had been more than a handly explosive lower-order batsman for South Africa for over 15 years.

With him entering the 2012 tour of England with 999 wickets - 555 in Tests, 425 in ODIs and 19 in T20Is - everybody thought that him reaching the milestone of 1000 dismissals was a mere formality. However, in a tour game against Somerset, just a week before the start of the series, the 41-year-old suffered a nasty eye injury that immediately ended his career. Thus Boucher ended his career on 999 international dismissals, tragically missing out on 1000 international dismissals.