Who Is The Best Fielder In The World? are decided by their fielding performances. It is all decided by how many difficult catches he takes and how many runs they save in the field. The fielders grab more attention than the others in athletics on the field. Here, we are discussing about Top 10 Best Fielder In The World.
Top 10 Best Fielder In The World
1. Jonty Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes is a retired cricketer and commentator, cricket coach, and former Test and One Day International cricketer. Rhodes has struck in a three-match series against Sri Lanka and innings his first Test century in South Africa to claim a series win of 1–0. He has recorded 34 catches in his Test career and 105 catches in his ODI career making him among the best fielders in cricket history. He has 139 catches in his international career.
Position |
Right-handed batsman / Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler |
Role |
Middle-order batsman |
National Side |
South Africa |
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Test Debut |
13th November 1992 vs. India |
Last Test |
10 August 2000 v Sri Lanka |
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ODI Debut |
26th February 1992 vs. Australia |
last ODI |
12 February 2003 v Kenya |
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Jersey |
8 |
2. AB De Villers
AB De Villers is a South African former international cricketer and a current commentator. In 2015 De Villiers broke the world record for the fastest ODI hundred in just 31 balls. Villers is known for his fielding and he can hit the ball anywhere.
Villers has played 228 ODI matches and has scored has scored 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50. He has scored 8765 in 114 Test matches at an average of 50.66.
De Villers has scored 9,577 in 228 ODI matches.
Position |
Right-handed batsman / Right medium bowler / Wicketkeeper |
Role |
All-rounder |
National Side |
South Africa |
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Test Debut |
17th December 2004 vs. England |
Last Test |
30 March 2018 v Australia |
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ODI Debut |
2 February 2005 v England |
last ODI |
16 February 2018 v India |
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T20 Debut |
24 February 2006 v Australia |
Last Debut |
29 October 2017 v Bangladesh |
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Jersey |
17 |
3. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is an Australian retired cricketer, cricket coach, and commentator. Ricky was captain in the three formats of the game and he led Australia to win 220 matches out of 324. He has scored more than 13000 runs in his both test and ODI career. Ponting scored 1743 runs in 46 matches, averaging 45.86 in the World Cups.
He has played 41 International hundreds including 22 ODI and scored 15440 in International cricket and 8497 in ODI cricket. Ponting led Australia to 48 wins in Test cricket and became the only player with 100 wins in Test cricket.
Ponting is the only captain in International history to lead in 200 victories and 262 ODI wins in his 375-match career.
Position |
Right-handed batsman / Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler |
Role |
Top-order batter |
National Side |
Australia |
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Test Debut |
8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka |
Last Test |
3 December 2012 v South Africa |
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ODI Debut |
15 February 1995 v South Africa |
last ODI |
19 February 2012 v India |
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T20 Debut |
17 February 2005 v New Zealand |
Last Debut |
8 June 2009 v Sri Lanka |
|
Jersey |
14 |
4. Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs is a retired African cricketer and cricket coach who played all formats of the game for fourteen years. Herschelle scored 94 catches in his test career and 108 catches in 248 ODIs. Gibbs scored 6000 runs in 90 test matches with the highest score of 228 runs.
Position |
Right-handed batsman / Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler |
Role |
Opening batsman |
National Side |
South Africa |
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Test Debut |
27 November 1996 v India |
Last Test |
10 January 2008 v West Indies |
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ODI Debut |
3 October 1996 v Kenya |
last ODI |
27 February 2010 v India |
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T20 Debut |
21 October 2005 v New Zealand |
Last Debut |
10 May 2010 v Pakistan |
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5. Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is a retired Australian international cricketer who played all three formats as a batting all-rounder.
Symonds lead Australia between 1998-2009. Andrew scored 22 catches in 26 test matches and 82 catches in 198 ODI matches with 5000 runs in his ODI career and 1462 runs in his Test career.
Position |
Right-handed Batsman / Right-Arm Off Break Bowler |
Role |
All-rounder |
National Side |
Australia |
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Test Debut |
8 March 2004 v Sri Lanka |
Last Test |
26 December 2008 v South Africa |
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ODI Debut |
10 November 1998 v Pakistan |
last ODI |
3 May 2009 v Pakistan |
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T20 Debut |
17 February 2005 v New Zealand |
Last Debut |
7 May 2009 v Pakistan |
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6. Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood is a former cricketer, and cricket coach who has played in all three formats. As a wicketkeeper, Paul has 96 catches in 68 test matches and 108 catches in 197 ODIs. Collingwood scored 5000 Runs with 100 catches in ODIs making a total 147 boundaries with 118 fours and 29 sixes in ODI.
Position |
Right-handed Batsman / Right-Arm Off Break Bowler |
Role |
All-rounder |
National Side |
England |
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Test Debut |
2 December 2003 v Sri Lanka |
Last Test |
3 January 2011 v Australia |
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ODI Debut |
7 June 2001 v Pakistan |
last ODI |
11 March 2011 v Bangladesh |
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T20 Debut |
13 June 2007 v Australia |
Last Debut |
13 September 2017 v Pakistan |
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7. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer who represents team India in all three formats. Jadeja is the 8th-highest ODI wicket-taker for India with 218 wickets. He has scored 175 in test cricket, 87 in ODI, and 46 in T20I. Ravindra Jadeja hit 37 runs in IPL 2021.
Position |
Left-handed batsman / Slow Left-Arm Orthodox Bowler |
Role |
All-rounder |
National Side |
India |
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Test Debut |
13 December 2012 v England |
Last Test |
7 June 2023 v Australia |
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ODI Debut |
8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka |
last ODI |
5 November 2023 v South Africa |
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T20 Debut |
10 February 2009 v Sri Lanka |
Last Debut |
31 August 2022 v Hong Kong |
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Jersey |
8 |
8. Steve Smith
Steve Smith is an Australian international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national team. Smith is one of the greatest in the history of the sport. Smith scored 32 in Test, 12 in ODI and 1 in T20 Cricket. Smith hits 7540 runs in his Test career making him the fastest batsman in the world to reach 7000 runs. Steve has taken 123 catches in 77 test matches.
Position |
Right-handed Batsman / Right-Arm Leg Spin Bowler |
Role |
Batsman |
National Side |
Australia |
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Test Debut |
13 July 2010 v Pakistan |
Last Test |
27 July 2023 v England |
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ODI Debut |
19 February 2010 v West Indies |
last ODI |
28 October 2023 v New Zealand |
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T20 Debut |
5 February 2010 v Pakistan |
Last Debut |
4 November 2022 v Afghanistan |
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9. Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina is an Indian former international cricketer and captain for the Indian men’s national cricket team as well as in IPL for Chennai Super Kings. Raina has scored 102 catches in their ODI career, and 107 catches in his IPL career.
Position |
Left-Handed Batsman / Right Arm Off-Spin Bowler |
Role |
Batsman |
National Side |
India |
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Test Debut |
26 July 2010 v Sri Lanka |
Last Test |
10 January 2015 v Australia |
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ODI Debut |
30 July 2005 v Sri Lanka |
last ODI |
17 July 2018 v England |
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T20 Debut |
1 December 2006 v South Africa |
Last Debut |
8 July 2018 v England |
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10. Faf Du Plessis
Faf Du Plessis is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South African national cricket team. Faf Du Plessis has picked 63 catches in 69 test matches, 81 catches in 143 ODI matches, and 24 catches in 50 T20 international matches. He scored 199 runs in a single match against Sri Lanka in December 2020. In the 2019 World Cup, he scored 387 runs.
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Position |
Right-handed Batsman / Right-Arm Leg-Break Bowler |
Role |
Batsman |
National Side |
South Africa |
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Test Debut |
23 November 2012 v Australia |
Last Test |
4 February 2021 v Pakistan |
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ODI Debut |
18 January 2011 v India |
last ODI |
6 July 2019 v Australia |
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T20 Debut |
8 September 2012 v England |
Last Debut |
1 December 2020 v England |
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FaQ
Q. Who is the best fielder in the world history?
Ans. Jonty Rhodes
Q. Who is India’s No 1 fielder?
Ans. Ravindra Jadeja
Q. Who is the No 1 fielder in IPL?
Ans. Suresh Raina.
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