Five best catches by Indian fielders
Fielding was an Achilles heel of team India but in the last two decades, the new crop of agile, fit and skilled cricketers have transformed team India into one of the best fielding units in world cricket.
The Yuvraj-Kaif duo revolutionised fielding and they were followed by the Rainas and Kohlis. The current team has fielding superstars in abundance and with each match, they are pushing the benchmark.
Over the years, Indian fielders have produced some sterling catches that will be remain etched in the memories of the fans. Here we talk about the five finest catches by Indian fielders.
#5. Dinesh Karthik's stunning reflexes in world T20 2007
The young Indian team dominated the inaugural world T20 in all departments. In the fielding department, the best moment came when Dinesh Karthik pulled out an absolute stunner against South Africa at slip region.
In the last league match against the hosts South Africa, India's batting crumbled and their prospects of reaching the semi-final stage looked doomed. But the bowlers came to the fore and wrecked the South African top order.
In the second over of South Africa's innings, RP Singh bowled a fullish out-swinger to Graeme Smith who couldn't stop himself from playing an expansive drive. The ball swung massively, took the outside edge of the bat and went in the slip cordon.
Dinesh Karthik, who is a full-time wicketkeeper, was stationed at wide second slip. The ball was going to his left with speed and the Indian fielder showed stunning reflexes by diving to his left and catching the ball mid-air.
The action lasted for a mere second but in real-time motion, it looked like Karthik was destined to catch a beauty.
The stunning catch further pushed the hosts back and they eventually fell short of India's target.