5 best catches by Indian wicket-keepers

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Syed Kirmani
Syed Kirmani is considered one of the best Indian keepers to have played the game

3 Sadanand Vishwanath v England, Sydney, 1985

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When Syed Kirmani hung up his boots, Sadanand Vishwanath stepped forward as his heir apparent and during the 1985 World Championship in Australia, he showed why he had been chosen as the successor to one of India's best wicket-keepers.

In the game against England, Vishwanath showed his caliber as a wicket-keeper when he ran around 20-30 yards to his right to dismiss England's dangerous opener, Graeme Fowler.

The batsman had mistimed a leg-side flicked and the ball went high up in the air. At a time when night cricket was not the norm, hanging on to a skier in which the ball must have been swirling in the air before coming down, Vishwanath made it look remarkably easy.

When he caught it, he was quite close to the 30-yard circle - and it made for quite a stunning catch.

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