KKR rope in Mark Boucher as wicket-keeping consultant

Kolkata, May 5: Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday roped in former South African gloveman Mark Boucher as their wicket-keeping consultant.

The South African, who featured in more than 450 intertiol games will join hands with his former teammate Jacques Kallis - the head coach of the franchise. “Yes, we have roped in Mark Boucher as the wicket-keeping consultant,” a KKR source told IANS.

Presently the Knights have two wicket-keeper batsmen in their squad -- Robin Uthappa and Sheldon Jackson. The latter however, has not played in a game this season yet.

Boucher, 39, is not a stranger to the league. He donned the Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey between 2008 and 2010 and then played for the Knights in 2011. He played 147 Tests, 295 One-Day Intertiols and 25 T20 Intertiols, where he had a record 998 intertiol dismissals to his credit. His career was cut short by a freak eye injury. IANS