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If I just agreed with everybody then there would be no sense in me posting. But I dont see it as them against me.Seems like Australian is not agreeing with you. :|
If I just agreed with everybody then there would be no sense in me posting. But I dont see it as them against me.Seems like Australian is not agreeing with you. :|
Yesterday he had a go at the non strikers end off Ross Taylor, which missed the stumps by so much (atleast 1 metre) that the backing up fielder at mid on had no chance to reach that and went for 4 overthrows.
Missed loads at the start of his career too, but people often would not accept that that made him a poor fielder because of his athleticism and tendency to hit the stumps with throws.Clarke seems to miss loads lately. And by lately I mean for like, the past two years.
If you mean 'miss' as in miss the stumps then this sentence is somewhat self-contradictory...Missed loads at the start of his career too, but people often would not accept that that made him a poor fielder because of his athleticism and tendency to hit the stumps with throws.
Tendulkar?Where do you think he ranks?
I would go,
Jonty
AB
Collingwood
Ponting
Then again, I feel like I am forgetting someone...
YouTube - Best Catch Ever Made - ClassicHas anyone mentioned Mark Taylor?
Criminally underrated in the field. Agreed he's now slowed down now but still a very reliable and versatile fielder. He could field anywhere, slips, ring and outfield. Had a bullet throw from the deep recesses of the field and used to score direct hits as well.Tendulkar?
Never actually seen Tendulkar drop a catch. Not surprising TBH, for a guy who has such good hands and coordination.Criminally underrated in the field. Agreed he's now slowed down now but still a very reliable and versatile fielder. He could field anywhere, slips, ring and outfield. Had a bullet throw from the deep recesses of the field and used to score direct hits as well.
Ajay Jadeja took a similar catch at the '92 WC IIRC.Speaking of Sachin Tendulkar, here's one of my favourite catches of all time.
This was the same game where Gooch got 333 and 123, where Azhar scored an incredible hundred and where Kapil saved the follow-on with 4 sixes in 4 balls. What an amazing match that was.
Come to think of it, I vaguely remember him dropping one at slip in the last tour of Australia. Not sure exactly which match it was.Yes vcs, in my entire life of watching cricket, I recollect only 1 drop when he put down (after making a Jontyesque dive at point of all places).
Zaremba, that is my favorite catch of all time. No fancy diving stuff but judged it to perfection!
I wonder if Rhodes had it at ABdeV's age.Jonty Rhodes was the most impressive fielder I've ever seen. ABdeV really isn't that far behind, but he didn't have the incredible presence and energy that Jonty did.
Must be one of the highest-scoring finite Tests with a result in history, that, but have never looked.Speaking of Sachin Tendulkar, here's one of my favourite catches of all time.
This was the same game where Gooch got 333 and 123, where Azhar scored an incredible hundred and where Kapil saved the follow-on with 4 sixes in 4 balls. What an amazing match that was.
It was definately off Andrew Symonds, can't remember which game it was in.Come to think of it, I vaguely remember him dropping one at slip in the last tour of Australia. Not sure exactly which match it was.
Jonty was absolutely outstanding from the start, and had that presence then - I remember him being seen as a phenomenon at the '92 world cup.I wonder if Rhodes had it at ABdeV's age.
First time I really became aware of Rhodes was in 1998, by which time he was ~30 (can't remember exactly), and I wonder how long he'd been the don't-take-a-single-to-Jonty merchant he was by then.