India All time fielding Squad

[maniac]

^ never mind my apologies  I see that now @gollum

[Gollum]

Just now, maniac said:

No Manish Pandey? He is better than Jadeja in the outfield with almost similar athletic ability.

Had put him in gold. Check the post you quoted...had forgotten Pataudi, included him now. 

[Gollum]

If only Azhar weren't a crook, he would be among top favorites for all Indian fans. His humble origins, style (even off-field), artistry, laid back nature and overall demeanour, lazy elegance, achievements...why did he throw it all away?

 

You guys remember Reetinder Singh Sodhi? I never quite understood why he kept getting picked, couldn't bat or bowl well enough to deserve a place. Commentators would heap praise on his fielding, specialist fielder or what? Don't think he was particularly talented in that dept as well, just that he had a lot of heart and kept throwing his body around (while fielding as well as running between wickets), would get bruises every game .

[rkt.india]

4 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

 

Kohli isn't a reliable fielder, drops too many catches.

[rkt.india]

4 hours ago, maniac said:

The catch that changed international cricket forever. @zen you can pick holes in Kapil Dev’s career with whatever stat manipulation but once in a generation you get a player that changes cricket itself 

 

 

Just a regulation running back catch it was.

[rkt.india]

31 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Platinum: Solkar (God of close-in), Saha, Azhar

 

Gold: Jaddu (if only he could prove himself in slips and/or close-in like Azhar he'd be in top tier), Kaif, Pandey, Tiger Pataudi (once upon a time best in the world)

 

Silver: Pandya (has higher ceiling), Yuvraj, Raina, Robin, Kapil, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (huge underachiever)

 

Bronze: Gavaskar, VVS, Dravid, Sehwag, Srikkanth, Ajay Jadeja, ...note some are strictly specialists...someone like VVS outside slip cordon was mediocre, Umesh and Agarkar as well since squad needs quicks

 

No Kohli cos of his catching, Rohit misses out, even Sachin who was a very safe catcher.

 

Special GPL to

You forgot Akash Chopra, was one of the best close in fielder I have seen from India. Short leg, silly point.

[Ankit_sharma03]

6 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Kohli isn't a reliable fielder, drops too many catches.

In test when he is mostly in slips which even jadeja has, 

In loi in outfield drop catches % is low 

[rkt.india]

1 minute ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

In test when he is mostly in slips which even jadeja has, 

In loi in outfield drop catches % is low 

No. He has dropped dollies at times out of slips.

[Gollum]

6 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

You forgot Akash Chopra, was one of the best close in fielder I have seen from India. Short leg, silly point.

Yeah he was good. 

[maniac]

42 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Just a regulation running back catch it was.

Yes just another match against an average opponent and a shot played by a lalloo player in a normal situation  and the catch taken running facing towards a rowdy crowd sitting before the boundary line which happens all the time.

 

Just another day, right?

Edited August 11, 2020 by maniac

[Gollum]

5 hours ago, maniac said:

The catch that changed international cricket forever. @zen you can pick holes in Kapil Dev’s career with whatever stat manipulation but once in a generation you get a player that changes cricket itself 

 

 

Greatest catch of all time IMO, at least in ODI cricket. 

Not just the effort/athleticism that went behind it but the mental toughness.

Underdog taking on 2x defending champs, meagre total, odds stacked against us, GOAT batsman in God mode taking his side to an easy victory and then everything changed. The mood of the side lifted, had Viv got out in an ordinary way I doubt they would have lost, but the manner of his dismissal must have affected the psyche of our fearsome opponents, not their day, maybe it was destiny etc. 

Edited August 11, 2020 by Gollum

[maniac]

2 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Greatest catch of all time IMO, at least in ODI cricket. 

Not just the effort/athleticism that went behind it but the mental toughness.

Underdog taking on 2x defending champs, meagre total, odds stacked against us, GOAT batsman in God mode taking his side to an easy victory and then everything changed. The mood of the side lifted, had Viv got out in an ordinary way I doubt they would have lost, but the manner of his dismissal must have affected their psyche of our fearsome opponents, not their day, maybe it was destiny etc. 

The greatest moments of that Match

Sunny Gavaskar playing without a helmet opening the batting on that pitch against that bowling attack 

 

Kris Srikanth’s square drive vs Roberts

 

Sandhu’s in-swinger  to Greenidge 
 

Kapil’s catch of Viv Richards 

 

and of course the final wicket with Jimmy Amarnath getting Holding. That just makes the victory even more sweeter than it already is :)
 

Any way: Fearless batting, amazing fielding and great skills with the ball- pretty much a template how to play in a final

[maniac]

42 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Greatest catch of all time IMO, at least in ODI cricket. 

Not just the effort/athleticism that went behind it but the mental toughness.

Underdog taking on 2x defending champs, meagre total, odds stacked against us, GOAT batsman in God mode taking his side to an easy victory and then everything changed. The mood of the side lifted, had Viv got out in an ordinary way I doubt they would have lost, but the manner of his dismissal must have affected the psyche of our fearsome opponents, not their day, maybe it was destiny etc. 

why not of all time. It might have happened in odi cricket but it changed the face of cricket, shifted the balance. Cricket was never the same after this match which includes test cricket too.

[zen]

People have seen better catches. To win matches, you are expected to take such catches. From an Indian perspective, there are many key moments in the game including Sandhu getting Greendige out. 

 

 

[maniac]

3 minutes ago, zen said:

People have seen better catches. To win matches, you are expected to take such catches. From an Indian perspective, there are many key moments in the game including Sandhu getting Greendige out. 

 

 

Not in the early 80’s featuring mostly pot bellied uncles.

Edited August 11, 2020 by maniac

[zen]

4 minutes ago, maniac said:

Not in the early 80’s featuring mostly pot bellied uncles.

Viv Richards himself would have taken that catch easily  .... Have you seen Viv fielding clips vs. Aus in 1975 final? 

 

Anyways, time for people to also claim that the ball by Sandhu to Greenidge as the greatest ball in the history of cricket  

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2020 by zen

[maniac]

Just now, zen said:

Viv Richards himself would have taken that catch easily  .... Have you seen Viv fielding clips vs. Aus in 1975 final? 

 

Anyways, time for people to also claim that the ball by Sandhu to Greenidge as the greatest wicket in the history of cricket  

 

 

 

Yes Sandhu’s ball was definitely one of the most impactful inswingers of all time. Why not?

[zen]

Just now, maniac said:

Yes Sandhu’s ball was definitely one of the most impactful inswingers of all time. Why not?

Why not claim it as the greatest? 

 

And then we can look into some good shot played by an Indian batsman to claim it as the greatest shot. 

[maniac]

3 minutes ago, zen said:

Why not claim it as the greatest? 

 

And then we can look into some good shot played by an Indian batsman to claim it as the greatest shot. 

Point 1: considering the batsman, the situation, the occasion and also the environment makes that catch that much more difficult. If this was a clip from a practice session, you have a point. Do you have an idea what was there or whose catch was taken or what was the match situation?

 

Point 2: That catch turned the match which turned cricket itself on its head.

 

In fact these are the eras in Indian cricket

Lala Amarnath

Pre-Pataudi,

Gavaskar and the 4 spinners era (post Pataudi)

Post Kapil Dev’s catch era (SC becoming a major player)

Sachin era ( BCCI having  a monopoly on cricket) 

Post Misbah’s scoop shot era  (aka IPL era and T20 era or if you are a Dhoni fan call it the Dhoni era)
Ro-Ko era (post Dhoni era)

 

 

 

[maniac]

9 minutes ago, zen said:

Why not claim it as the greatest? 

 

And then we can look into some good shot played by an Indian batsman to claim it as the greatest shot. 

It was or is the greatest inswinging ball of all time. That should settle it.

 

Greatest shot is already taken :)