 | Gilchrist has taken wicket-keeping and batting to a different level |
Mark Boucher is hunting Ian Healy's record mark of 395 Test dismissals after taking two catches against Pakistan on Thursday to get up to 382. Boucher's 367 catches is already a record, but he and Australian ace Adam Gilchrist (381 dismissals) are after the overall mark set by Healy.
Boucher said: "I wasn't aware of the record for the most catches, but I am aware of the most dismissals.
"That's something I've eyed out. Myself and Gilly are in a race for that."
Boucher, 30 was also becoming the fourth South African to play 100 Tests on Thursday.
And he added: "You could say I have my nose ahead [of Gilchrist] at this stage because he's not going to be playing Test cricket for a while."
The man from East London, who also has four Test centuries, was also asked where he would place himself among current wicket-keepers.
He replied: "Gilchrist has taken wicket-keeping and batting to a different level, while I probably rate [Sri Lanka's] Kumar Sangakkara more as a batter than a keeper even though he does a great job with the gloves for Sri Lanka," Boucher said.
"I think myself and [New Zealander] Brendon McCullum are more in the mode of keeping batters.
"If I can do a job with the bat down the order, which I think I have done, then I'll be a satisfied cricketer at the end of my career."
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