IPL 2022: Ranking teams based on their fielders

It is a popular cricket phrase, “A run saved is a run scored”. Fielding has now become an important aspect of modern-day cricket and fitness and athleticism are now necessities to become a successful cricketer. Many players are seen taking acrobatic catches numerous times at the highest level of cricket. The fielding standards are obviously quite high.

A good catch or a runout can affect the result of a cricket game. The fielding sensation Jonty Rhodes was the one who introduced the importance of the third aspect of the game. IPL’s level of cricket is not less than the international games. Every IPL team always has one or two solid fielders who tend to be a threat to the opposition.

Let it be the boundary catch of Chris Lynn or the supernatural jump of AB de Villers, there have been some extraordinary fielding efforts in IPL. In the shortest format of the game, where matches are often decided by small margins, saving even a single run can prove to be a turning point.

On that note, let’s rank the IPL 2022 teams based on their fielders:

10. Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings are having a decent run in the 2022 season. In the first four games of the season, they have managed to get two wins and their net run rate is good too. Punjab Kings as usual tried to assemble a new-looking squad for 2022. They are known for making many changes in their team every year. Mayank Agarwal is doing a decent job as a captain.

Punjab have good fielders in their squad like Mayank, Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan and Jonny Bairstow. Shikhar is one of the safest fielders at the boundary line you will ever see. Their wicket-keeper Bairstow is an experienced player and a master of the art of keeping the wickets. Their skipper Mayank is brilliant both inside and outside the 30-yard circle.