The upcoming 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is all set to kick-start on 22 March 2025 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens after a glittery opening ceremony. While the IPL franchises have spent the majority of their purses on acquiring the finest batsmen and bowlers, they have also strategised in picking up the ideal wicket-keepers who can easily get along with the bowling plans and pick up the most crucial wickets for their respective teams.
Well, since there is only one spot for the gloveman in the IPL 2025 season, all eyes would be on their performance throughout the season. On that note, it will be quite interesting to take a look at the top four deadliest wicket-keepers of the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
In this article we will take a look at the top four wicket-keepers who are anticipated to take the most crucial wickets throughout the IPL 2025 season.
IPL 2025: Top 4 Strongest Wicket-Keepers Of The Season
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Often hailed as one of the greatest wicket-keepers of all-time and across all formats, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at the first spot in our list of the top four wicket-keepers who could pick up the biggest wickets in the IPL 2025 season. MS Dhoni’s unconventional style of wicket-keeping, including his no-look flicks and spectacular backhand throws, has always been the core asset for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise.
In his extremely successful Indian Premier League (IPL) career, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a record total of 42 stumpings, speaking volumes about his wicket-keeping brilliance. In the upcoming 18th edition of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be eying for their coveted sixth IPL title with Mahendra Singh Dhoni leading the squad from behind the stumps.
Rishabh Pant – Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG)
At the second spot in our list of the top four wicket-keepers who are anticipated to take the most crucial wickets throughout the IPL 2025 season, we have Rishabh Pant, who made headlines for parting ways with the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise after eight IPL editions from 2016 to 2014. Rishabh Pant was acquired by the Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) franchise for a record-breaking INR 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.
Despite missing out on the most recent 2025 Champions Trophy season, Rishabh Pant will be leading the Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) squad in the upcoming IPL 2025 season. With a total of 23 stumpings throughout his IPL career so far, Pant can undoubtedly prove to be a nightmare for the opponent teams in the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
Phil Salt – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
One of the most reliable opening batsmen and wicket-keepers of the England national cricket team, Phil Salt is at the third spot in our list of the top four wicket-keepers who are anticipated to take the most crucial wickets throughout the IPL 2025 season.
The member of England’s winning squad of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, Phil Salt, was acquired by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise for a whopping INR 11.50 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction and keeping in mind his most recent successful batting exploits and mind-blowing wicket-keeping skills, he is all geared up to justify the unbelievable auction price at which the RCB acquired him for the upcoming IPL season.
Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Phil Salt holds a spectacular record total of seventeen catches in his IPL career so far and will most probably prove to be an extremely valuable pick for the RCB squad this season.
Sanju Samson – Rajasthan Royals (RR)
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Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four wicket-keepers who could pick up the biggest wickets in the IPL 2025 season, we have Indian international cricketer, Sanju Samson, who currently plays in the white-ball format. Although Samson is still awaiting his NCA clearance for wicket-keeping after he suffered a fracture in his finger from a Jofra Archer delivery during the T20I against England in Mumbai, he is anticipated to take up his wicket-keeping role after missing out on the few initial matches of the IPL 2025 season.
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Riyan Parag will be leading the Rajasthan Royals (RR) squad in his absence. In his glitzy IPL career so far, Sanju Samson holds a phenomenal record of 16 stumpings and 82 catches from behind the stumps across the 168 IPL matches that he has played so far, making him one of the deadliest wicket-keepers in the league.
