Catch of 2011

[Farhan2c]

Younis khan; you beauty.

[insaftak]

What a Youngsta beauty

[Zohaib Shah]

Younis khan rocks!!!!!!!!!!

[AZ]

best catch I've ever seen from a Pakistani fielder, better than Malik vs WI or Aaqib Javed in 92 WC.

[iafzal]

need the video

[SwingNSeam]

MashaAllah what a catch...great reflexes..hope he does the same against eng! cheetah

[Sohaib]

Gotta watch the video...anyone?

[shahrukh619]

video plzzz

[AZ]

Mehr bhai where are you?

[Bullet Drive]

Best catch I've seen in a long time.

[ManHOOS]

Not great quality but watchable

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Special player - special!

[bforme]

Oh man! watta catch!
I was absolutely stunned.
Watta man you!

[Zeeraq]

Brilliant catch by Younus.

[sameer]

best ever by a pakistani slip fielder. mark waugh k yaad dila di

[AZ]

well done Manhoos

[unlocked]

Whatta catch!! First time around the cricket section on this forum! Looks good

[Fawad2010]

This guy is a legend!

I watched it live and I was literally like

Just for that catch, I'd given him Man of the Match award

[chui_kadoo]

Best catch ever by a Pakistani fielder. Stunning effort.

[duostyle]

Expiring the youngsters

[KingKhanWC]

Brilliant by YK. Superb reflex's to react quickly and stretch out for that one.

Not the best catch ever by a Pakistani though. lol

[Areesh]

What a catch. Great work .

[*sallu*]

It was an unbelievable catch, I'm not joking it goes down in the top 5 catches of all time.

To cover that amount of ground in 0.7 of a second is literally unheard of and that too against a spinner close in at slip when the batsman is going for a wild slop. Unbelievable I was shocked when I saw it.

[whyamir]

wow thats insane!

[cricketworm]

That is brilliant reaction time!!! Flying happy man!!

[Fawad2010]

Copied from Cricket Clips Section, credit to Mehr

[Legend Killer]

What makes this catch even more amazing is the fact that Yk is over 34 years old

[cricketpassion]

Treat to watch it again & again. Brilliant brilliant brilliant

[forzapakistan]

Oh my goodness what a catch!! Thanks a lot Manhoos for the video (and Farhan2c for the stills), I hadn't seen it yet! Ah I knew Younis had it in him, I'm so proud of him! Yaayyy!!

[cricket_fever]

mashallah! Yk has very sharp reflexes. Its amazing how flexible he is even at this age ....Keep it up YK

[Fawad2010]

Thread title is 'Catch of 2011'. If you don't agree, post a better one.

[James]

Originally Posted by *sallu* It was an unbelievable catch, I'm not joking it goes down in the top 5 catches of all time.

First part yes, second part no........

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Originally Posted by Whippy First part yes, second part no........

In that case.... Bring some clips for at least 6 that are better!

[*sallu*]

Originally Posted by Whippy First part yes, second part no........

Name them

[Looney]

jonty rhodes who ?

[AZ]

what you won't see in the clip is that before the ball Younis told Rehman to throw up the ball, made a driving motion with his hand to suggest that Shahadat would go after it.

and the rest is there for all to see.

[farazaidi]

Whatta catch

havnt seen a catch as good as this for along long time, particularly against spinners. That was special !!!

[James]

(1:30 better view)

...and numerous others not on Youtube.

[*sallu*]

Whippy Younis covered more ground than most of those catches in a lesser reaction time and at a more difficult angle (slip against spinner)

Yes they're all great catches but you need to be a slipe fielder to know which one of those catches was the best of the lot.

Diving full stretch to quickies is one thing, you can see the ball coming towards you from a distance but against a spinner, I've never seen it (someone may have done it) and that too against a full blooded slog.

[bilawal666]

younis kinda looks like a bird lolz

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Haydens was better tho.... and perhaps Collingwoods.

[James]

Originally Posted by *sallu* you need to be a slipe fielder to know which one of those catches was the best of the lot.

I love it when people say things like this. Dude I've been there, my opinion is the best!! For your sake I will pretend I have never left the house, let alone stepped onto a cricket field...

Some more goodies

(rear view is best)





Mostly subjective topic, but anyone who thinks that Younis catch is better than the best of Collingwood must be on drugs...

[*sallu*]

Originally Posted by Whippy Mostly subjective topic, but anyone who thinks that Younis catch is better than the best of Collingwood must be on drugs...

Absolutely not, Collingwood's catch of Hayden was the best catch I've ever seen.

But Younis' catch has been definitely in the top 5 I've been lucky enough to seen.

The amount of ground he covered was incredible. That would have been a tricky one for a second slip for the spinner.

[James]

Yeah an incredible catch no doubt - but top five ever, nooooo.......

Colly's catch in the slips off Ponting may even be better than the one off Hayden. The man is insane.

Dravid's 200th catch is pretty special, 49 times out of 50 those go for 4

Love the low Ponting one too. Soooooo tough! And he did it.

[MR__KHAN__JI]

Haydens was the best cos it was effectively behind him...

It was also a powerfull shot off a fast fast bowler....

Alll the others are pretty similar (including YKs)...

YKs was very close up so very little reaction time...

[Nice-N-Fresh]

Brilliant by YK. My hero.

[Ryankhan]

WOW what a catch. awsome one. The best catch for me would be Afridi catch against eng back in 2002-03 i think. when he collided with mallik but stil hold on to the catch and pak won that final. what a moment that was. its on the youtube aswell. it was trescothink with a 100 and last wkt with saqi bowling the last over.

[Looney]

Originally Posted by AZ what you won't see in the clip is that before the ball Younis told Rehman to throw up the ball, made a driving motion with his hand to suggest that Shahadat would go after it. and the rest is there for all to see.

Shahadat ko shaheed kar dia

[KingKhanWC]

Collingwoods 'screamer' was the best of year imo.

[James]

Best of last year

[chui_kadoo]

Originally Posted by *sallu* Absolutely not, Collingwood's catch of Hayden was the best catch I've ever seen. But Younis' catch has been definitely in the top 5 I've been lucky enough to seen. The amount of ground he covered was incredible. That would have been a tricky one for a second slip for the spinner.

I totally agree. For me thats the best catch ever by a pakistani fielder and top 10 of all time. Simply amazing. Breath taking stuff.

What makes it more amazing is the fact that Younis Khan is 36 years old.

[NO 1 AFRIDI FAN]

Such a great catch by YK. Hats off!

[KingKhanWC]

Originally Posted by Whippy Best of last year

I thought so.

It's understandable why Collingwoods fielding kept him in the side even when his batting was off the boil. The greatest England fielder of all time?

[James]

Greatest fielder of all time period........

[KingKhanWC]

Originally Posted by Whippy Greatest fielder of all time period........

That's is bloody controversial!

Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is the undisputed king of fielding.

If you think Colly can leap watch this.

[James]

Rhodes was the first modernist dynamo fielder so his name has become synonymous with quality fielding, but Colly was actually better!

(tweeted this the other day and got a positive response)

Controversial though, fo sho.....

Colly's leap vs Hayden > That Jonty leap

[chui_kadoo]

AB Deviliers, Jonty Rhodes and Gibbs are all better fielders than Colly.

[James]

More fashionable cricketers yes, better fielders? Think again!

Gibbs in particular. No way! The man that dropped the World Cup.

[KingKhanWC]

Unless you are Johnnie Cochran you can't convince me there has been anyone better than Rhodes. I would go further and say he revolutionised fielding in the modern game.

[James]

You are right that he was the original, and he's the most famous - but is he the best? I would certainly not use the word 'undisputed' anymore!

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Great catch yes,

But no way is it one of the top five catches in cricket

[chui_kadoo]

Originally Posted by Whippy More fashionable cricketers yes, better fielders? Think again! Gibbs in particular. No way! The man that dropped the World Cup.

yep who can forget that drop. Colly has dropped quite a few catches as well. anyway all these 4 including colly are in the top 10 for the best fielders. All very agile and nimble on their feet. Very natural athletes. All four of them dont have an an inch of fat on them.

[KingKhanWC]

I think it's difficult to debate who is the best fielder but I would guess the majority of cricket fans would put Jonty above the rest. I've seen Colly drop a few but can't remember seeing Jonty drop one, mabye the memory has taken a bashing over the years but it would interesting to find out who has dropped most catches or missed the stumps when throwing?

[Bullet Drive]

Originally Posted by Whippy Greatest fielder of all time period........

Sarcasm?

[Radiance Of Australis]

Great catch

Does anyone remember Umar Akmal's catch in the NZ 2009 test series?

[greekscavenger]

Does anyone remember some fat Bermudan cricketer at slip who made some insane catch?

[Sabba]

That was pure class. Who says age has caught up with him? His reflexes are better than most of the younger players

[Markhor]

Fantastic catch, great reflexes despite his age.

[Markhor]

Originally Posted by greekscavenger Does anyone remember some fat Bermudan cricketer at slip who made some insane catch?

Who can forget

[Fireworks11]

YK's has to right up there. Swift reflexes, he's naturally a gifted fielder.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Brilliant catch

[Buffet]

YK catch is fantastic but it won't come anywhere near top 10 for sure. Only from the clips posted by Wippy, I can see Colly and Dravid catch being more difficult than YK. I remember seeing some fantastic catches but don't have time to look for them right now.

Anyway, it's subjective but I would say it might be top 5 catch by a Pakistani. Fantastic effort.

[praveen]

Since we are talking about best catches, i feel you guys must watch this one, which i rate on par with colly's screamer. The link is below.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/sh...d.php?t=115955

[Saurav]

Colly,best fielder ever?what a joke.even Kaif was better

[Inherent Ignorance]

I am the greatest fielder ever.

[Down2Earth]

because he's in slips, it makes it even greater. sensational catch, fun catch

[Farhan2c]

I believe I said catch of 2011.
If people can't read the title then no point of reading all the useless replies. Talk about a catch in 2011. Not top 5 n top 10. ignorance has no limits on forums.

[Hasnain_786]

Originally Posted by Whippy

IPL it doesn't count

[octavian]

Lol at people getting carried away in this thread

first YK's catch being in the top 5 of all time. Then Colly better than Jonty and to top it off Kaif better than Colly.

Chill out fellas.

[Crazy_K]

Ravi Jadeja took the catch of the year