Highest scores by Indian wicket-keepers in all formats

#1 MS Dhoni 224 versus Australia in 2013

Dhoni’s 224 is the highest individual score by any Indian wicket-keeper (Image Courtesy: News18)

The highest individual score by an Indian wicket-keeper has come from the bat of the most flamboyant of the lot. Dhoni’s hitting abilities have always been given more importance than his wicket-keeping skills and time and again he has proved why it is so.

It was the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in 2013 which was played at Chepauk. Australia, batting first had scored a challenging 380 and India were struggling at 196-4. Dhoni ran hard between the wickets and hit the occasional boundaries to build the innings, once in the groove he lashed out with his trademark shots to race to his double century. En route to his 224, he hit 24 fours and 6 sixes. India finished at 572.

The hosts then bundled out the Aussies for 241 and chased down the target of 50 runs with 8 wickets to spare. Dhoni for his knock was also adjudged the man-of-the-match.