MS Dhoni tops the list with most catches by a wicketkeeper in the history of the IPL, with only two people going past 100 catches.
Wicketkeepers have been a pivotal factor for teams in the IPL. The likes of MS Dhoni, Kumar Sangakkara, and Dinesh Karthik have been wicketkeeper-captains of the franchises. Dhoni, in particular, has been the most successful keeper-batsman in the history of the IPL. The number of catches by keepers in the IPL reveals a strange statistic. Apart from Dhoni, only one individual has gone past 100 catches in the history of the IPL. Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik are the only individuals to have gone past the century landmark. Here is the list of wicketkeepers with the most catches in the history of the IPL.
Player | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | Stumpings | Maximum Dismissals Per Innings |
MS Dhoni | 220 | 161 | 122 | 39 | 4 |
Dinesh Karthik | 213 | 147 | 115 | 32 | 4 |
Robin Uthappa | 193 | 90 | 58 | 32 | 4 |
Wriddhiman Saha | 113 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 4 |
Parthiv Patel | 139 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 4 |
Naman Ojha | 113 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 4 |
Rishabh Pant | 84 | 67 | 53 | 14 | 3 |
Adam Gilchrist | 80 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 4 |
Quinton de Kock | 77 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 4 |
*Minimum cut-off qualification is 50 catches.