rkt.india Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Gollum said: Azhar and it isn't even close. That guy could field everywhere, deep, circle, close in (without helmet), slip cordon. The most complete fielder of all time along with Ponting, and his rocket throws just by flicking wrists...magic !!! He was on the verge of being dropped for the 1989-90 Pakistan tour, Cheeka the captain forced the selectors to pick him, bola ki if not Azhar, fielding kaun karega? Pity his amazing fielding feats aren't available on YT, but those who saw him will vouch for his all round skills. I remember a Sportstar issue in the 2000s which carried a story abut fielding and many of the interviewees talked about Azhar, IIRC Ponting called him his idol as far as fielding was concerned. Jaddu as good as he is...very limited, never seen him do miracles in slip cordon or forward short leg, leg slip, silly point etc. A couple at the start: Honestly this is nowhere near the best collection, I wish it were available somewhere. I remember him running a Pakistani batsman out with a flick of his wrist from outside the 30 yard circle, flat rocket released in no time....like that Rohit Sharma run out in 2007 WT20 (RSA) but from a longer distance, can never forget that piece of genius. How many bowlers field at short leg, silly point. Overseas, he doesn't play enough to show his skills in the slip.
Real McCoy Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Jadeja is the best ever Indian fielder. But honorable mentions to Yuvi, Kaif, Raina, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly, Sachin, Azhar, Jadeja (the fixer), Robin Singh, Kapil, Gavaskar, Eknath Solkar, and Hemu Adhikari. velu and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1
SrinjayDutta Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Not ganguly in my view, even though I am a Bengali. velu, Real McCoy, UrmiSinhaRay and 1 other 1 1 2
Clarke Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 I think so; did see Azhar in late 90s and although he had those moments (i recall a runout in the 96 WC semifinal, magical) I still feel RJ is the most awesome fielder in Indian colors. Ajay Jadeja was pretty neat as well. UrmiSinhaRay, Real McCoy and velu 1 2
King Tendulkar Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 By miles best indian fielder ever, not even a contest The question is more. Is Jadeja the best fielder the world has ever seen? Amazing that we can consider having best fielder of all time, particularly for those who watched a lot of indian team back in the day UrmiSinhaRay, velu and Real McCoy 1 2
jalebi_bhai Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Some of the best all-round Indian fielders I've seen: Ravindra Jadeja Ajay Jadeja Robin Singh Yuvraj Singh Md. Kaif Manish Pandey Suresh Raina Azhar Ajinkya Rahane Kohli is actually a very good ground fielder but poor in slips so he only gets an honourable mention. Dravid and Laxman were not necessarily the most athletic across the turf but they were very good slip catchers. I've heard that even Kapil Dev was a very good fielder but I never saw him play live. Mosher, Real McCoy and UrmiSinhaRay 1 2
bowl_out Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Easily the best.. Azhar was a good and safe catcher.. But swiftness in field, powerful throws (both from outfield and in circle), direct hits, Jadeja easily beats Azhar and everybody else UrmiSinhaRay 1
Vijy Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Gollum said: Azhar and it isn't even close. That guy could field everywhere, deep, circle, close in (without helmet), slip cordon. The most complete fielder of all time along with Ponting, and his rocket throws just by flicking wrists...magic !!! He was on the verge of being dropped for the 1989-90 Pakistan tour, Cheeka the captain forced the selectors to pick him, bola ki if not Azhar, fielding kaun karega? Pity his amazing fielding feats aren't available on YT, but those who saw him will vouch for his all round skills. I remember a Sportstar issue in the 2000s which carried a story abut fielding and many of the interviewees talked about Azhar, IIRC Ponting called him his idol as far as fielding was concerned. Jaddu as good as he is...very limited, never seen him do miracles in slip cordon or forward short leg, leg slip, silly point etc. A couple at the start: Honestly this is nowhere near the best collection, I wish it were available somewhere. I remember him running a Pakistani batsman out with a flick of his wrist from outside the 30 yard circle, flat rocket released in no time....like that Rohit Sharma run out in 2007 WT20 (RSA) but from a longer distance, can never forget that piece of genius. has to be azhar as you said. he could do almost everything to a high degree. he may not be the best slip fielder, the best short-leg or close-in fielder to spinners, and the best outfielder, but as a package he was the most complete that I've seen. UrmiSinhaRay and Gollum 1 1
putrevus Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Azhar was best allround fielder , he was excellent in slips and close in too but outfield Jadeja is the best in world along with Symonds. Edited January 15, 2019 by putrevus Real McCoy 1
Yoda-esque Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Yes closely followed by kaifSent from my LM-Q710.FG using Tapatalk Real McCoy and velu 2
Yoda-esque Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Worst fielder would be ryuduSent from my LM-Q710.FG using Tapatalk
velu Posted January 15, 2019 Author Posted January 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Yoda-esque said: Worst fielder would be ryudu Sent from my LM-Q710.FG using Tapatalk thats chahal Real McCoy, UrmiSinhaRay and Clarke 1 1 1
Deleted_User_1 Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Yes Jadeja is the best fielder from India ever except close in fielding positions. For that there was no one better than Eknath Solkar. His catches at forward short leg to the spin quartret of the 70s were legendary. This was the era of no helmets and he stood so close to the batsmen he could smell their auss! Edited January 15, 2019 by Audiophile chewy, Gollum and Real McCoy 1 2
maniac Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Here is my Top 10 Rhodes Ponting Jadeja Symonds Kaif Gibbs(despite the famous drop catch) Yuvraj Ab dev Azhar Chris Harris
putrevus Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 48 minutes ago, Audiophile said: Yes Jadeja is the best fielder from India ever except close in fielding positions. For that there was no one better than Eknath Solkar. His catches at forward short leg to the spin quartret of the 70s were legendary. This was the era of no helmets and he stood so close to the batsmen he could smell their auss! Solkar was very good at shortleg and silly point but I don't think he was better than Azhar in slips or outfield.
Deleted_User_1 Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, putrevus said: Solkar was very good at shortleg and silly point but I don't think he was better than Azhar in slips or outfield. I was talking strictly very close in like short silly point or forward short leg. I do not remember Solkar in slips. I have only seen footage of him as I was too young to have seen him live. However, growing up my Dad used to rave about how he literally snatched balls from close to batsmen’s pads or bats. Considering there were no helmets back then, it was very brave to stand so close to the batsman. The modern day fielders do not stand so close. Real McCoy, Gollum and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 1
Real McCoy Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 8 hours ago, SrinjayDutta said: Not ganguly in my view, even though I am a Bengali. he is not a good ground fielder but he has taken some spectacular catches diving and also had some direct hits. He was as bad as Kumble when it came to ground fielding. Kumble used to dive after the ball has passed him UrmiSinhaRay and SrinjayDutta 2
rkt.india Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Audiophile said: Yes Jadeja is the best fielder from India ever except close in fielding positions. For that there was no one better than Eknath Solkar. His catches at forward short leg to the spin quartret of the 70s were legendary. This was the era of no helmets and he stood so close to the batsmen he could smell their auss! He got the benefit of less attacking batsmen.
rkt.india Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Jadeja is the best ever Indian fielder. But honorable mentions to Yuvi, Kaif, Raina, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly, Sachin, Azhar, Jadeja (the fixer), Robin Singh, Kapil, Gavaskar, Eknath Solkar, and Hemu Adhikari. Ganguly, Laxman? Switchblade 1
rkt.india Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, maniac said: Here is my Top 10 Rhodes Ponting Jadeja Symonds Kaif Gibbs(despite the famous drop catch) Yuvraj Ab dev Azhar Chris Harris You forgot Warner?
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