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short wicketkeepers
has anyone else noticed there are loads of really short wicket keepers?
kamran akmal, parthiv patel , geraint jones, carlton baugh? none of them look that tall?
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Romesh Kaluwitharana (shortest ever), Rashid Latif, Adam parore, Moin khan, allthose dudes are short too.... i guess when ur short it makes u more flexible and a better keeper..donno thats what i think
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And arguably the best keeper in the world at present - Tatenda Taibu - who's about four foot three...
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Taller keepers keep better against the seamers. Plus, they make better batsmen, since they can hit the ball a long way.
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I am racking my brains to come up with any top-class wicketkeeper EVER who was six foot or more. There might be the odd one, but they seem to be (the great ones anyway) well under that height. The very nature of keeping is that it is physically suited to the player of shorter stature. Really tall batsmen are an aberration too - look at all the top players in world cricket history - the 'big' guys are the all-rounders and bowlers. I appreciate that there exceptions, but that's just how the game seems to be.
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