Top 5 lesser known electric fielders in cricket

Do you still relate good fielding with these icons?

Colin Bland, Gibbs, Rhodes, Ponting, Symonds, Raina, Kaif, AB de Villiers, Collingwood and the rest.

Well, move over these household names. This post talks about five fielders who are probably as good as some of the best you have seen. They have taken some jaw-dropping stunners, they are electric in the outfield, and they can affect run-outs from nowhere. These are the not-so-famous fielders who’re not as widely known or talked about!

How often we see a jaded match springing back into action by an electric run out or a stunning catch. A good fielding effort brings up the body language and more often than not, acts as the turning point. A fielder can be good in two ways – a brilliant catcher or a brilliant outfielder or amazingly both! These men I am talking about fall in this league. So, these who might not have caught your eye are:

Sybrand Engelbrecht

There is a good chance if you have watched the Under-19 World Cup 2009 in Malaysia, you won’t have missed this lad. This 23 year old South African is a real fielding material – be it catching or ground fielding. He ensures that you won’t run out of adrenaline rush by his athletic presence on the field.

Best catch of his: