10 great cricketers who were terrible fielders

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Third Test - Australia v India: Day 4
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1 Inzamam-ul-Haq

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Former Pakistan great Inzamam-ul-Haq will go down in history as one of his nation's finest batsmen and in fact, he was among the best in the world during his career.

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However, when it came to anything remotely to do with athleticism or hard running, Inzamam was often found wanting and it was not only restricted to his running between the wickets.

As a fielder, he was never really in any mood to exert himself in any way and while he was a safe catcher, bowlers could never depend on him to make an extra effort to stop shots that went either side of him.

Had he not been such a high-class batsmen, it is unlikely that his comical fielding would have been tolerated.

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