When it comes to Feilding, Indian cricketers have always looked up at players like Mohammed Kaif and Dravid in the past. Today that place has been taken by players like Hardik Pandya, Jadeja, and our own Captain, Virat Kohli. Fielding has always been a weak point for India as we often lost critical matches to minor errors such as dropping catches, missing runouts, and conceding runs as a part of misfielding.
However, over the recent few years, the Indian side has seen many great fielders in the form of Virat, Jadeja, and Hardik who now has influenced younger players such as Manish Pandey, Samson, and Shreyas Iyer to become great fielders.
Jadeja is already known for his ability to never drop a catch and field exceptionally. Virat after making a change to his life and focusing mainly on his fitness has now become a great fielder as well. Hardik Pandya as well isn’t lacking behind in the fielding section. In their time as Indian cricketers, Virat, Jadeja, and Hardik have taken as many as 83, 43, and 22 catches in ODIs and 21, 18, and 23 catches in the T20Is. All of these catches were perfectly taken and some of the catches were even difficult ones, which would have been dropped by any other ordinary player.
In any case, when it comes to over-fielding, Jadeja seems to top the chart followed by Virat and Hardik. His strong left arm helps him make a perfect throw from the boundary to the keeper and run the batsman out. He also has quick reflexes which allow him to intercept the ball moving at any speed past him. That is what makes him the best fielder currently on the Indian side.
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