Australia legend Adam Gilchrist has called England women’s Sarah Taylor the best wicketkeeper in international cricket currently.
The former Australia wicket-keeper batsman believes wicketkeepers in the women’s game have become highly skillful due to the fact that they have to stand up to the stumps for the majority of the time.
Gilchrist made the comments in an interview on BBC Radio 5 show Test Match Special during the fourth ODI between England and Australia at Chester-le-Street.
“I tweeted, no longer than a week ago, that she is the best wicketkeeper in the world at the moment – male or female,” Gilchrist stated during the show.
Best in the world. @Sarah_Taylor30 https://t.co/nfJSly17Oh
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) June 11, 2018
“She’s done some work over the years in the Big Bash in Australia and with social media now you can see these little snippets,” he added.
The 46-year-old also highlighted Australia Women’s Alyssa Healy as another wicketkeeper who has shown some great glove work.
“It’s a pretty bold statement, because there are a lot of fine wicketkeepers around – Alyssa Healy is another from the women’s game, just so skillful with soft hands effecting these leg-side stumpings,” Gilchrist opined.
“They spend so much time up to the stumps with a little less pace on the ball in the women’s game and are so skillful, I’ve seen a lot and a couple in the internationals over the last week or two have been brilliant pieces of work.”
Taylor, 29, is one of the most recognisable faces in the women’s game and was part of England’s Word Cup winning campaign last year. She has played nine Tests, 116 ODIs and 87 T20Is for England in his career so far.
