Former India opener, Gautam Gambhir, who was considered to be one of the best guys at short leg in Test cricket, picked Ravindra Jadeja as the best fielder in the world. There is always a debate as to who among Jadeja and Indian captain Virat Kohli is the best.
But the former India and Delhi captain, in a conversation with Star Sports on Cricket Connected cleared his position in this regard.
“I think, in world cricket, there is no better fielder than Jadeja, an overall fielder. Maybe he doesn’t field at slip and gully, but no one is better than him in throwing,” said Gambhir.
“No one covers the outfield like him. Put him at point or cover, you can get him to field anywhere. No one has a safer pair of hands than him. Ravindra Jadeja probably is the best fielder in world cricket,” Gambhir added.
Jadeja has taken the fielding standards of the national team one level up from the likes of Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif. The man from Saurashtra has not only taken blinders but also impacted run-outs and saved boundaries.