In International cricket, fielding is maneuverable and of utmost vitality in the context of shaping the results of the game. This skill actually needs most on-field drilling, some electrifying fielders in the history of cricket were Jonty Rhodes, Steve Waugh, and Suresh Raina. In fielding, run-out is the aspect that actually needs razor-edged attention and presence of mind. Sir Ravindra Jadeja is considered as the modern-day great in fielding, his meteoric gestures with the ball make him foremost in the business.
Thus, below is a list of seven players who have done the most run-outs in their international cricket career.
1. Ricky Ponting (80).
The former Australian captain Ricky Ponting tops the list with 80 odd run-outs in 560 matches in which he made appearances throughout his active career. The lean fitness comes forth as a prime cause behind his swiftness in the field. The great started his international cricket career in the year 1995 and retired from all three formats of the game in 2012.
2. Jonty Rhodes (68).
Jonathan Neil Rhodes was a former Protean middle-order batsman who actually taps on the second spot in the chronicles of most run-outs by a player. In 297 matches of his eleven-year-long career, he has clinched 68 run-outs in his lifetime. In terms of atheism, he is considered the greatest fielder of all time in the history of international cricket.
3. Sanath Jayasuriya (63).
Sanath Jayasuriya the former Sri-Lankan opener has registered his name in the third position on the list. He has executed 63 run-outs in his complete international career. Jayasuriya is one of the openers in the international circuit who loves to pound on every ball and bat with a certain dominance on the game. The global cricket fraternity considered him the greatest ever Sri-Lankan athlete ever before the modern day greats like Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
4. Tillakaratne Dilshan (57).
The fourth position is banged by another former Sri Lankan open Tillakaratne Dilshan. He has played 422 matches in his whole career and made 57 runouts, he is reckoned as a flexible athlete with swift on-field gestures. Dilshan has also stayed very consistent with the bat for the Sri Lankan team which resulted in the golden period of the side from the year 2008 to 2012.
5. Steve Waugh (48).
Steve Waugh was the Ex-captain of the Australian team who actually did the work which Sourav Ganguly did for the Indian side. His well-built team was cashed in by Ricky Ponting in the 2003 and 2007 World Cup. His total tally of run-outs has touched the figure of 48 which makes him a world-class fielder along with a rigid batsman.
6. Yuvraj Singh (46).
Yuvraj Singh is the only Indian on the list actually made to the threshold of brilliant fielders in world cricket. In the time of slow and dizzy fielding of the Indian side, Yuvraj Singh has made a revolution of the gun fielding template in the team. He may be considered the premier of the athletic revolution in Indian Cricket.
7. Herschelle Gibbs (43).
In the fielding context of international cricket, the former South African middle-order batsman has made his stance on the seven positions. Herschelle Gibbs has made 43 runouts in 361 international games. Gibbs is the first guy to start an aggressive playing approach in a highly different South African side. He was the most reliable batsman at some point of time in Protean cricket, but as the days passed his impact started to pale.
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