5 best oldest wicket-keepers in the history of cricket

#3 Syed Kirmani

Kirmani was brilliant behind the stumps for India

For many veteran cricket lovers who have watched him play, there will never be another wicket-keeper like Syed Kirmani. Widely considered as India's best keeper purely in terms of glove-work, Kirmani replaced the legendary Farokh Engineer and went on to be a stalwart behind the stumps.

There are endless legends about him coming from the decade when he quietly dominated cricket matches from behind the stumps. Having kept to the legendary Indian spin quartet and then later Kapil Dev, Kirmani stood tall not conceding a bye for three consecutive Tests against England in 1981-82.

On another occasion, a fast delivery from Chandrasekhar that bamboozled the legendary Viv Richards - Richards said it was as fast as a delivery from Jeff Thomson - did not hoodwink Kirmani. He was a useful batsman having scored over 2000 Test run and two hundreds one of which came when he was sent in as a night-watchman at the fall of Gavaskar's wicket.

In the 1983 World Cup, he pitched in with the bat whenever it was necessary and was unarguably the best keeper in the tournament. He lost his place to the younger Kiran More, playing his last Test in 1986 at the age of 37. His subsequent efforts to make a comeback eventually proved to be futile.