Great catches of Yuvraj Singh

In this slide show, we will take a look at some of the great catches of Yuvraj Singh. Once a specialist in manning thebackward pointregion,Yuvraj surely did take Indias fielding to the next level when he burst onto the international scene. Catches win matchesis probably one of the most famous sayings in the game of cricket. This is something that we hear from commentators on a regular basis.Here are his top 5 catches.

#5 Ian Harvey

Yuvraj announced himself to world cricket in his second ODI match in the ICC Knockout Trophy, Nairobi, 2000. A match winning 84, followed by a stunning catch at cover and a run-out to dismiss Michael Bevan later on in the game. India knocked Australia out of the competition, thanks to a great all-round performance from Yuvraj Singh.

#4 Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith was considered to be Zaheer Khan’s bunny through out his career. The Indian pacer usually used to get the former South African skipper trapped LBW or caught behind the wicket. But here, we see Yuvraj taking a stunner at backward point to send Smith packing from the bowling of Zaheer Khan.

#3 Mohammed Rafique

This is a catch when Yuvraj times his jump to perfection to make sure India get an early break through against Bangladesh.

#2 Adam Gilchrist

Another catch standing at backward point. If you are playing against Australia, you need to convert the half chances you get and Yuvraj did exactly that to dismiss Adam Gilchrist. Even though, the days of Yuvraj fielding at backward point have disappeared, this catch of Yuvraj Singh will always be an example of how good he was fielding in that position during his younger days.

#1 Jonty Rhodes

Yuvraj gives Jonty a taste of his own medicine. South Africa were on top against India, chasing 261 before this happened. This is one classic example when the entire match changed thanks to a brilliant catch. In this instance, Rhodes attempted to sweep Harbhajan and got a top edge. Yuvraj took a splendid catch with his wrong hand and thereby enabling India to pull off a stunning victory and reach the Champions Trophy final.