Best catch in cricket history

Australian allrounder Cameron Green has taken one of Green held onto a screamer to remove Ajinkya Rahane for 89 with an effort that had to be seen to be believed. He flung out his hand and took a Pat Cummins ball that had flown off Rahane’s bat and appeared to go well past him at gully. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Cameron Green’s stunning catch. Australia overcame a morning of sloppiness to bowl India out for 296 and take a 173-run first-innings lead in the World Test Championship final. After they spilled three chances in the first session and Pat Cummins was denied a second wicket through a no-ball before lunch on day three, Australia were more methodical following it. Guilty of spilling the easiest catch of the day in the morning, Green started the rot with his incredible catch. Cameron Green celebrates after taking a catch for the ages. Credit: Getty Images / Seven Rahane had been the luckiest of India’s batsmen, surviving an lbw on 17 on Thursday evening when Cummins overstepped. He was also put down by David Warner following a miscommunication with wicketkeeper Alex Carey on Friday morning, during a period where the Indian star took it to Australia. He regularly flayed the ball away through the offside, taking particular delight against both Green and Nathan Lyon in a 119-run stand with Shardul Thakur. Cummins then cleaned up Umesh Yadav when he bowled him on five to finish with 3-83, before Green (2-44) removed Shardul Thakur on 51. FULL SCORECARD Mitchell Starc finished...

We've seen several breathtaking catches over the years, where the conviction and muscle memory shown by the fielders - sometimes in less than a split second - have to be seen to be believed. On that note, let's take a look at the 10 most unbelievable catches in cricket history. (Note: The list is in no particular order). #1 Ben Stokes vs South Africa (ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) New Zealand v England - ICC Cricket World Cup Final 2019 England all-rounder England stamped their authority with a brilliant batting display, racking up 311 in their 50 overs. In reply, South Africa were down and out by the end of the 34th over, reeling at 180 for six. It was then that Andile Phehlukwayo slog-swept Adil Rashid for what looked like a certain boundary. However, a flying Stokes took a one-handed blinder and landed smoothly on the ground. Former England captain Nasser Hussain, on live commentary, said: "No way, no no way! You cannot do this Ben Stokes. That is remarkable. That is one of the greatest catches of all time." #2 Ben Laughlin and Jake Weatherald vs Melbourne Renegades (BBL07) Adelaide Strikers In what could be called one of the best relay-catches ever taken in cricket, Adelaide Strikers duo of It was a match between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades in BBL 2018, and Rashid Khan's flighted delivery to Bravo was lofted high and handsome to the deep cover region. However, some intelligent game-sense helped Laughlin and Weatherald take a blinder of a catch in tandem, se...

It was a big moment. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill had got India’s chase off to a blazing start. They had put on 41 runs in just seven overs and at least some of Australia’s players must have started thinking about The Gabba, where India had chased down 328 to win in the fourth Test of the 2020/21 series. Scott Boland celebrates the dismissal of Shubman Gill on Day 4 of the WTC Final(AFP) It was at this juncture that Scott Boland managed to get one to bounce a little extra and take the edge of Gill’s bat. It flew low to the left of Green, who was stationed at gully. Green, all 198 cm of him, reacted and threw his left hand at the ball and somehow it seemed to stick. He started celebrating instantly and so did the other fielders in the cordon. The umpires weren’t sure. They sent it to the TV umpire Richard Kettleborough right away. The soft signal is now history, so the on-field umpires didn’t need to tell the TV umpire what they thought of it. This time, it was completely in the court of the TV umpire. He went through a few reviews and as each additional viewing was shown on the screen at the ground, the crowd seemed to become more agitated. The ball had clearly gone to Green’s hand but immediately after catching it, the hand had fallen to the ground. Now, this was a point raised by former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara during commentary. “Yeah, it’s about how you see it. He did catch the ball with fingers under the ball but if any part of the ball touches the ground i...

Paul Collingwood, the English batting all-rounder took the catch in an ODI against the arch rivals Australia in the Summer of 2005 His flying one handed catch of Matthew Hayden at point is one of the most well known and celebrated catches of all time It was taken off the bowling of Steve Harmison, the England pacer He has taken multiple amazing catches in his career Christina Daniels is a storyteller, cinema writer, backpacker and photographer. She is also the author of the bestselling book “I’ll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan.” A traveler who has journeyed across four continents, Christina is also the host of an Airbnb experience in Bangalore.

#9 David Hussey The Australian limited overs specialist took an unbelievable catch at the boundary for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2010. The strike seemed like a sure six, but Hussey juggled the ball in his first attempt, threw it back into play on the second and completed the catch on the third. #8 AB de Villiers The South African genius is well known for his athleticsm but he stunned everyone in the field when he hung on to this powerful blow off Praveen Kumar in IPL 2011. Fielding at deep long-on for Delhi Daredevils, it seems he misjudged the catch as the ball appeared to fly over him, but he compensated for it by timing his jump to perfection. #4 Manish Pandey The 2010 Ranji Trophy final produced something that the packed crowd will never forget. The Karnataka youngster, running in from deep midwicket, threw himself towards the ball that everyone presumably thought was going to the boundary. Simply magical from the Indian to hold on to that in a single handed attempt.