Five top ODI fielders of all time

2. Ricky Ponting (Australia)

The former Australian skipper, in addition to being one of the greatest batsmen the world has seen in modern times, was phenomenal in the field. Usually occupying the toughest of positions in the park, he would bring in as much passion into this department as he did with batting.

In the late nineties, the Tasmanian vied for the title of world’s best with the livewire Jonty Rhodes of South Africa, as he made the point position his own, with a freakishly high accuracy in the in-field. He had an uncanny knack of breaking the stumps from a fair distance, before moving to the outfield and then to the slips while taking over the reins of the ODI side from Steve Waugh.

Not many batsmen in the world would have fancied taking on Punter when trying to steal those cheeky singles. He justly deserves to be among the top in this list!