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    5 popular cricketers who you might not know once played wicket-keeper’s role

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    Cricketers are among the highest-paid sportspersons in the world. They have a massive fan following and the game has grown significantly in terms of money over the last few decades. Recently, Virat Kohli became only the third athlete to complete 200 million followers on Instagram.

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    One of the main reasons behind the increase in the fan-following of cricket is the increasing unpredictability of the game. No one can predict how a particular match will end. Tournaments like World Cups and IPL keep the fans on the edge of their seats.

    Even the cricketers do not know what role they will have to play in the middle. Sometimes a bowler finishes off matches with the bat, while there have been occasions of a batter breaking an important partnership with the ball. Also, sometimes a fielder was spotted keeping the wickets as well. In this listicle, we will look at five such popular players who you may not know once played the wicket-keeper’s role.

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    1. One of the world’s most famous cricketers – Virat Kohli

    Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli once kept the wickets against Bangladesh in 2015 when MS Dhoni had to answer the nature’s call.

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    2. One of India’s well-known cricketers – Manish Pandey

    Manish Pandey was recently spotted keeping the wickets for his home state Karnataka in Ranji Trophy. His team’s regular keeper Srinivas Sharath was dealing with an injury against Uttar Pradesh.

    3. One of the retired Indian cricketers – Praveen Kumar

    Adam Gilchrist, one of the best wicket-keepers of all time, decided to bowl once in his last IPL match. He was the wicket-keeper in the playing XI, but for that over, fast bowler Praveen Kumar kept the wickets.

    4. Andrew Hall

    Andrew Hall was a utility player for the South African cricket team. He could open the batting, play in middle-order and even bowl when needed. In a few games, he also kept the wickets.

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    5. Javed Miandad

    Javed Miandad majorly played as a batter for the Pakistan cricket team, but he also kept wickets when needed. He had three stumpings to his name in international cricket.