IPL 2017| Ricky Ponting's top 5 fielders

IPL 2017| Ricky Ponting's top 5 fielders

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Ricky Ponting is no stranger to the IPL, having won the title during his time coaching Mumbai Indians. However, the former Australian skipper has been keeping a close eye on things in IPL 2017 as well and he picked his top-5 fielders from the ongoing tournament. Two Indians are on the list.

Speaking to cricket.com.au, Ponting was asked to pick his best players from the ongoing IPL 2017. And in a way, none of Pontingā€™s choices in the batting and bowling department come as a surprise. However, from an Indian point of view, it must be noted that Ponting has picked two Indians among his top-5 fielders, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja.Ā 

Here are Pontingā€™s top-5 fielders and what he had to say about them:

5. Hardik Pandya.

"You donā€™t normally associate young Indians as being gun fielders, but heā€™s a little bit different. Heā€™s a good athlete, heā€™s quick, heā€™s got good hands, heā€™s got a good throwing arm and he can field infield and outfield. Heā€™s the standout young Indian fielder as far as Iā€™m concerned"

4. David Warner.

"He might be a bit disappointed heā€™s that low in the pecking order, but heā€™s just a solid all-round fieldsman. Heā€™s got great hands, quick across the ground, a great throwing arm. He hits the stumps when he needs to and he can field in any position. Flexibility is what youā€™re after in a team."

3. Ravindra Jadeja.

"He ticks most the boxes as well but is probably more known for his outfielding than he is for his infielding. A left-arm thrower, heā€™s probably got the strongest throwing arm I can ever remember seeing through all of my time playing. Itā€™s a bullet arm. I remember him (running) me out in a one-day game early on in his career and I was out by three or four yards taking him on from the boundary. I learnt my lesson pretty quick."

2. Glenn Maxwell.

"A pretty complete package. Very good in the in-field moves laterally very well, good left-hand and right-hand, hits the stumps a lot in the inner circle. (Heā€™s got) a powerful throwing arm from the deep and safe hands."

1. Kieron Pollard.

"Iā€™ve seen him pull off some amazing things. He tends to field long on and long off for the last 10 or eight overs of an innings. Heā€™s a six-foot-five, six-foot-six athlete. The amount of times Iā€™ve seen him jump on the boundary and pull in a one-handerā€¦ is pretty amazing. Some of his diving saves along the fence are quite spectacular."

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