Wicket keepers who take the bails off when stood up when the batsman has clearly never got close to leaving the crease. Well done, you caught it, very clever. Congratulations on doing the basics of your job.Wicket keepers who lift their head up out of the way when the ball comes towards them.
If you're that scared of getting conked on the nose put a helmet on and do your job properly
To be fair, he's letting the batsman known that he's there and is quite capable of stumping him should decide to wander off..
I played against a keeper like that at village level.
I played against a keeper like that at village level.
Always asked the umpire to keep an eye on him as he almost always took the ball in front of the line.
He tried to stump me after I went down the pitch - umpire gave it not out. He wasn't happy. Was even more unhappy when I played a late cut next ball and broke 2 of his fingers
Pretty much what Dando said. Take the ball, hold them next to the bails for a couple of seconds, it has the same effect. Taking the bails off when the batsman hasn't budged is purely for ego, to get a round of applause from people who haven't kept wicket before and think taking the bails off is exceptional. As a batsman I'd always think the keeper was a door handle if they smashed the stumps down for no reason.
As a former keeper at club level, it would never cross my mind to constantly whip the bails off. Happy to stand up (and pass the time of day with the batsman and comment on his technique!) but take the ball and get it back to the bowler. No need for anything else.
People that choose to have bonfires on nice evenings, when you want your windows open
