The Cricket World Cup, the name itself says how much trill and excitement these matches amongst the Various Countries will give. It is played in One Day International (ODI) format. International Cricket Council (ICC) has all the rights to perform the tournaments.
ICC is an International Organisations who looks after the management and smooth conduct of tournaments under there Governance. It is conducted in every fourth coming year. Cricket World cup is the most viewed sports event.
Cricket fans feels more excited after watching the match live from the stadium. These matches also get many sponsorships, which helps the organisers for easy and smooth conduct of tournaments. Many organisations, companies, members and individuals were involved in order to manage smooth operation of the tournament.
The first Cricket World Cup was played on 7 June’1975. Total team participate are India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
For International Cricket Council, Cricket World Cup became the flagship event Cricket World Cup gives the good motivation level to each player and they have the keen interest to show the best for their nation.
Every nation comes with the motive of achieving the Trophy and winning for its Nation and making their Nation proud. Cricket is all about teamwork and coordination amongst each other.
Many players have worked really hard and there hard work have made their name famous world wide. Here we are talking about Top 10 Fielders In World Cup History.
Top 10 Fielders In World Cup History
1. Jonty Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes is amongst the best fielder in the world. He is known as the best defensive fielder of all times because he had a capability to stop the runs inside the 30-yard circle, the way he does no one else can do.
His best performance came against Pakistan when Inzamam-ul-Haq got run out by Jonty Rhodes, 1992 at World Cup.
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2. Ab De Villiers
AB De Villiers is a multi- talented sports person. He has been given a special name ‘Superman’. He has maintained a good fitness. Whether he is behind the wickets or anywhere in the field, he performs brilliantly. He is one of the most trusted and reliable player in the history of cricket. AB De Villiers is not only good at taking catches, but also good with the run outs and quick fielding.
AB De Villiers took a spectacular catch of Rohit Sharma in 2018 and just turned the match and made a host win. Not only in World cup but also in Indian Premier League, he gives his best performance.
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3. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is one of the best Australian fielder. His presence of mind and techniques are the best when he is on the ground. He reads the mind of the batsmen very quickly. He also has a good ability to lead the team mates as a captain and also very reliable player.
Specially in the 30-yard circle he uses to field or some time in slips. Backward point is his most liked area to field.
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4. Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs is a fantastic fielder, specially in 30-yard circle and also on boundaries. According to his performance, he stood fourth on the list. His diving ability and direct through to the stumps make the team on a better side, because fielding is a crucial part of the game.
He gave his best one field in all the format of the tournament, whether its ODIs, T20 or Test Match.
5. Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is an Australian cricketer, known for his brilliant performance with bat, ball and during fielding. Coming to his fielding part, run out is the easiest part for him. Catches just gets a stick in his hands. His throws are powerful and full of strength.
6. Paul Collingwood
He is an English cricketer. He is a very flexible sport person, carries the good gene of his nation. Paul Collingwood has been a very good performer at the fields, specially in the 30-yard circle and in long on and long off. He is really so quick toward the field and really not allow any extra runs to the team.
Paul Collingwood used to stand at the second or third slip. He was a sharp player and made his team win success.
7. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the best fielders in the whole format. He is a very skilled and talented fielder, specially his run outs are so accurate, which gives 99% accurate result and gave a wonderful win against Pakistan in 2017. Ravindra Jadeja gives his best fielding performance specially in the 30-yard circle and around boundary ropes.
He guards the field very well, saving thrice into twice and twice into ones. Ravindra Jadeja has performed an over whelming catch in all the season and got awarded for the same.
8. Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a very simple, sober Australian Cricketer. He didn’t show any aggressiveness on the field when he takes catches or any achievement. He gives his best fielding performance specially in the 30-yard circle and in slips. In slips, he takes a single-handed catch, beautifully and conveniently.
He is not only good at taking catches but also good with the run outs and quick fielding. He is the most reliable player and the captain of the current Australian Team.
9. Suresh Raina
After making a record in various formats for making quickest and fastest runs. He is also on the list for the best fielder in the history of cricket. Suresh Raina was a part of Indian cricket team. He gives his best fielding performance specially in the 30-yard circle and in slips.
He has become more popular after his wonderful performance and records in Indian Premier League.
10. Faf Du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is the electrifying fielder with a great presence of mind. He is also a very good performer with the bat. He has also been awarded with the best catches in many cricket formats, and also throughout the seasons he performed well.
Chennai Super Kings (IPL Franchise Team) have him as a responsible player and also team mates feel reliable with his performance. His best figures are of 54 catches in the IPL history. He gives his best performance in all the format of Cricket.