Top 3 fielders of all time

Cricket is a sport that requires not only skill in batting and bowling but also exceptional fielding abilities. A fielder’s contribution to a team’s success is often overlooked, but it is just as crucial as that of a batsman or bowler. In this article, we take a look at three of the best fielders in cricket history.

3. Herschelle Gibbs

At number three, we have Herschelle Gibbs, a former South African cricketer. Gibbs was known for his natural talent and his ability to hit the stumps with ease. He made his debut in both Test and ODI cricket in 1996 and was also part of the South African T20I team in 2005.

Gibbs’s most memorable moment in cricket came during the 2007 World Cup when he hit six sixes in an over against the Netherlands, becoming the first player in ODI cricket history to achieve this feat. Gibbs was also an excellent fielder, with the tenth-highest success rate in run-outs and the eighth-highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket. He is also one of ten batsmen in ODI history to score hundreds in three consecutive innings.

2. Suresh Raina

At number two, we have Suresh Raina, a former Indian international cricketer. Raina was known for his aggressive left-handed batting and his outstanding fielding abilities. He made his ODI debut in 2005 and his T20I debut the following year. In 2010, he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka. Raina was an integral part of the Indian T20 League franchise Chennai, for whom he played from 2008 to 2015 and then again from 2018 to 2020.

He was also the vice-captain of the team and captained the Gujarat in 2016 and 2017. Raina was awarded the “best fielder” by the Indian Cricket Board ahead of the Indian T20 League 2010 finals. He was the first batsman to hit a century in all three formats of international cricket.

1. Jonty Rhodes

At the top of the list, we have Jonty Rhodes, one of the greatest fielders in cricket history. Rhodes was a former South African cricketer known for his exceptional defensive fielding, catching, ground fielding, and throwing abilities. He made his Test debut in 1992 and his ODI debut in the same year at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Rhodes had the third-highest success rate and the ninth-highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman since the 1999 World Cup, as reported by Cricinfo in 2005.

He retired from Test cricket in 2000 and from ODI cricket in 2003. Rhodes was also a talented hockey player and represented South Africa in hockey, winning a gold medal at the 1995 Intercontinental Cup in Birmingham.