10 great cricketers who were terrible fielders

7 Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath

For a period stretching over more than a decade, Javagal Srinath was one of the world's better fast bowlers and India's pace spearhead. There is no doubt that he is one of India's greatest fast bowlers and at the same time, probably one of the poorer fielders that the team had to accommodate in its recent history.

Srinath, like most fast bowlers, fielded at third man or long leg and while he was a safe catcher, it was his ability to cover ground that left a lot to be desired.

Following his shoulder injury, he had to alter his throwing technique and that made his throws from the deep a loopy one. Batsmen often ran twos when the ball went to him in the deep.