5 best English silly point / short leg fielders of all time

#3 Alastair Cook

Right from the time that he first made his debut for England in 2006 and scored a century against India in his first game, left-hand opening batsman Alastair Cook's journey as one of the game's greatest was underway.

Cook also became one of England's best ever short-leg fielders during the early years of his career and continued to field there till he became the captain in 2012.

Now, like his prowess as a batsman, Cook isn't the most acrobatic or the most athletic of short-leg fielders, but he is efficient. If a chance came his way, then more often than not, Cook used to pouch it without much trouble.

His presence in short-leg reassured spinners like Swann and Panesar that if a chance was presented than the chances of it being dropped were minimal.

It is no wonder that he currently holds the record for the highest number of catches among English cricketers in Test cricket, with a total of 156 catches.