jcas0167
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Reminds me of the Tufnell outfield catch to get Michael Slater. The commentary from Bill Lawry and Boycott tops it off.
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Best 'bad fielders' XI
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Burgey
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I remember going further back that Chandra was bad but obviously had a very good reason. Same with Azeem Hafeez (sp?) the Pakistan left armer from the early 80s.
Panesar was honestly terrible though wasn’t he? I think he was worse than Tuffers when you factor in advances in techniques and training etc. genuinely horrific
Burgey
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They stand out a lot more these days don’t they, because the general standard has got so much better.
Whenever someone posts vids from back in the 70s and 80s I have to remind myself not to scream out “dive ffs” as a man outfielder just trots next to a ball as it hits the fence. Times have changed tstl
OverratedSanity
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Siraj manages to find a way to embarass himself in the field atleast once seemingly every time he plays.
Socerer 01
International Captain
yeah i was wondering if i should also mention that but was worried of being accused of too much modern bias
a dude like Rohit would have been considered a good fielder for us in 2000s because his catching is still sharp and his ground fielding is okay but he sticks out like a sore thumb when everyone else is running and diving around today
honestbharani
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He is one of those who is actually reasonably athletic and fast in terms of movement but is just not that good at catching, stopping or throwing the ball for some reason.
ankitj
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Ashwin too
OverratedSanity
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He at least has the excuse of being an uncle and being fat. Siraj doesn't even have any physical limitations.
kyear2
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Wouldn't go that far, and he honestly doesn't belong on a cricket field.
Sorry if that sounds mean, but he can't move around and how does he pass the fitness test?
Spark
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I've seen a few people actually praise Kuldeep in the field, which is wild because I was sitting right behind him as he was fielding for a full innings a few years back and I'm pretty sure he let through about 15-20 extra runs through sheer inattentiveness alone. Constantly in the wrong position, slow to react to the ball, fumbled etc etc. Visibly drove Kohli spare that day.
Socerer 01
International Captain
thats a 1st to me, ive never heard anyone praise his fielding skills
Spark
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Swear I've seen it in the last year. Sticks in my memory because of how much it clashed with my own observations of his "fielding"
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Sunil1z
International Regular
He might have improved ( I don’t know) . Because Spark is talking about events of 4-5 years ago .
Silver Silva
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1.Colin Milburn
2.Dean Elgar (Slip Fielder)
3.Hashim Amla (Slip Fielder)
4.Colin Cowdrey
5.Inzamam Ul Haq
6.Arjuna Ranatunga (C)
7.Kamran Akmal (WK)
8.Vernon Philander
9.Ravichandran Ashwin
10.Shoaib Akthar
11.Courtney Walsh
2.Dean Elgar (Slip Fielder)
3.Hashim Amla (Slip Fielder)
4.Colin Cowdrey
5.Inzamam Ul Haq
6.Arjuna Ranatunga (C)
7.Kamran Akmal (WK)
8.Vernon Philander
9.Ravichandran Ashwin
10.Shoaib Akthar
11.Courtney Walsh
Starfighter
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Colin Cowdrey a strange choice, and I guarantee you've never seen Milburn field. I think you're judging only on girth.