List of Pakistan Test wicket-keepers

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Kamran Akmal played 53 matches for Pakistan from 2002 to 2010 Kamran akmal.jpg
Kamran Akmal played 53 matches for Pakistan from 2002 to 2010

This is a chronological list of Pakistan Test wicket-keepers .

Pakistani wicket keeping has been stable over the years, with Pakistani selectors often unwilling to rotate players. As a result, several of these players have ended up captaining Pakistani sides in part because of their longevity in the team, such as Wasim Bari, Imtiaz Ahmed, Moin Khan and Sarfraz Ahmed. [1] Wasim Bari is the longest-serving wicketkeeper for Pakistan. [2]

Anil Dalpat is the only non-Muslim wicket-keeper who represented Pakistan. [3]

No.PlayerSpanTestsCatchesStumpingsTotal
dismissals
1 Hanif Mohammad 19523202
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 1952–196238741690
3 Ijaz Butt 19621202
4 Abdul Kadir 19642011
5 Naushad Ali 19656909
6 Wasim Bari 1967–19848120127228
7 Shahid Israr 19761202
8 Taslim Arif 19805639
9 Saleem Yousuf 1982–1990329113104
10 Ashraf Ali 1982–1987817522
11 Anil Dalpat 1984–1985922325
12 Zulqarnain Zaidi 198638210
13 Nadeem Abbasi 19893606
14 Moin Khan 1990–20046612720147
15 Rashid Latif 1992–20033711911130
16 Atiq-uz-Zaman 20001505
17 Humayun Farhat 20011000
18 Kamran Akmal 2002–20105318422206
19 Sarfraz Ahmed 2010–20194914621167
20 Zulqarnain Haider 20101202
21 Adnan Akmal 2010–201421661177
22 Mohammad Salman 20112213
23 Mohammad Rizwan 2019–present1537138
24 Mohammad Akram 1984–19861200

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