5 gully cricket skills relevant at the highest level

#5 Aim as good as an archer and hands as safe as a zipped pouch

Caught him!

We have all seen Jonty Rhodes in international cricket and there are a number of Jonty's in every street in India. With just two bricks to aim at most of the time, gully cricket is the first training pitch for future fielding greats.

Since the distance between stumps is shorter, batsmen run in the blink of an eye but the fielders are equally equipped, and more often than not, the ball hits the stumps.

Fielders are brave, have good hands and rarely drop any catch. Fielding is the most important department in these games, as they should be always ready to pounce on that run out chance or take a one-pitch-catch diving in front.

Close-in fielders also become fearless and these gully cricket fielders could go on to become terrific short leg fielders in international cricket due to their ability to remain alert at all times!.