One of the greatest fielders to have ever played, Jonty Rhodes was renowned for his lightning-fast reflexes on the pitch. He was a former cricket player from South Africa. He is currently with the Lucknow Super Giants and has worked as a fielding coach for other clubs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, the world’s “complete all-round” fielder at the moment, according to the veteran, is Ravindra Jadeja.
In the field, Ravindra Jadeja has been like a lawnmower as hitters avoid hitting in his zone out of greed for a single or double.
This has been demonstrated by a few of his incredible catches and spectacular direct throws. Suresh Raina was another cricketer who raised the bar for fielding, in addition to Jadeja. Another one of Rhodes’ favorites, the former Indian cricket player described him as his “favorite.”
“I think Suresh Raina is fantastic. Although I loved him when he was playing, he is now retired. The infrastructure needed to foster a passion and enthusiasm for cricket was lacking in earlier times in India. According to Rhodes, who was cited by The Telegraph, “Suresh Raina was someone who used to throw himself around the pitch.”
“I had a pretty lucky upbringing, unlike Raina. On nice fields, I played cricket, football, and hockey. Thus, I was really lucky. Though he doesn’t dive as much, Jadeja is so quick to get to the ball that I believe he is at the next level. And he throws down stumps with a bit of Ricky Ponting’s accuracy. He fields both inside the line and outside the circle. “He is a well-rounded field player,” he continued.
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During his remarkable 11-year cricket career, the 55-year-old claimed 139 catches. The first South African to reach 100 catches in an ODI was him. He amassed 5935 runs at an average of 35.11 in 245 ODIs. Additionally, he went to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics with the South African hockey squad.
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