5 top one-handed catches in international cricket since the turn of the century

#1 Ricky Ponting vs Sri Lanka

Coming in at number one is a former Australian captain and leader, Ricky Ponting, who has taken more than a few great catches in his career.

However, this particular catch during the VB series against Sri Lanka, saw Ponting at mid-on backtrack very quickly, while keeping his eyes on the ball outstretching his right hand over his head, plucking the dropping ball and throwing himself on his back, pulling off one of the greatest one hand catches in cricket history.

It was an attempted yorker by Nathan Bracken and the ball was too fast forcing the batsmen to mistime his shot, that saw the ball loop in the air, only for Ponting to take an incredible catch.

It is a difficult art to perfect, running back, looking above at the ball and to make it stick, but Ricky Ponting did just that.