5 new fielding techniques that have developed in the recent past

Relay fielding

The relay fielding has become very popular at the highest level of the game.

Fielders have taken partnerships to a whole new level with combined efforts in the deep, whereby more than one fielder gives the ball chase on its way towards the boundary. The role of one of the fielders is to put in the dive and stop the ball before it reaches the ropes, while the secondary player stays a little behind.

When the primary fielder scoops the ball back towards the other fielder, the secondary one collects it and throws it back towards the stumps, thereby saving the time of standing up and throwing the ball back.