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  1. Who created a world record for the maximum number of dismissals in Test Cricket as a Wicket Keeper?
    1. Alan Knott
    2. Rodney Marsh
    3. Ian Healy
    4. Moin Khan
Correct Option: C

Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. On 4 October 1998, Healy broke Rod Marsh’s world record of 355 dismissals when he caught Wasim Akram from the bowling of Colin Miller, during the first Test against Pakistan at Rawalpindi. It was his 104th Test compared with Marsh’s 96 Tests. Healy ended with 395 dismissals from 119 Tests. This tally was subsequently overtaken by South African wicket keeper Mark Boucher (in his 103rd test, 16 fewer than Healy) and other Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist in his 96th test which was his last. Boucher is currently the world record holder.
Note : On October 3, 2007, South African wicket keeper Mark Boucher went past Australia’s Ian Healy’s 395 dismissals (366 catches, 29 stumping). With 134 stumping to his name, Former Indian captain MS Dhoni now holds the world record for affecting the most number of stumping in international cricket.



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