Another article with the Legend Cricket League tournament title. The article deals with some brilliant fielding efforts. The report gives the details of the top 10 players with the most number of catches in the tournament in the 2022 edition of it.
1. Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan is one of the renowned names when all-rounders' names are counted. He was an asset to his team as he was a lefty. He had the quality to swing the ball right from initial overs, and being a left-arm pacer, he was a wicket-taking option. Similar to his elder brother, he was also an all-rounder. After his international cricket career, he focused on IPL and other leagues. Irfan was an excellent fielder, as he has six catches under his name.
2. KP Appanna
The second player on our list is KP Appanna. He is an uncapped Indian player born in Karnataka. He did not represent the national team but played in many domestic tournaments and leagues. He plays first-class matches for South Zone, where he played around 22 games. Appanna even appeared in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is a specialized bowler known for his slow orthodox spin bowling. Currently, he participates in the Legend Cricket League. He took four catches.
3. Jesal Karia
Jesal Karia is the next player who features in this list. He is a talented player in the sport of cricket. Jesal was born in the state of Gujarat. He was admitted to cricket academies over there and started playing professional cricket. He later represented his state in the domestic stages of Indian cricket. But Jesal never got a chance to participate in international games for team Men in Blue. He took four catches. In the T20 format, he had very limited experience.
4. Kevin O Brien
Irish cricketer has been rated as underrated in the sport of cricket. But Ireland has produced many talented cricketers. Kevin is one of the renowned names of the Ireland Cricket team. He took retirement last year and left behind a great legacy for the upcoming generation of Ireland Cricket. He was a proper top-order batsman. After retirement, he was busy with cricket board activities and Legend’s cricket league provided him a platform. He was impressive with his fielding efforts at this age too and took 4 catches.
5. Ashely Nurse
The fifth cricketer in our discussion is Ashley Nurse. Ashley is a Barbados-born cricket player who represented West Indies national team. He was an all-rounder for his team and an extra proper bowling option for his team. Ashley did not have much name in international cricket. The reason is that he appears less in international cricket matches for his team. He had many ups and down in his career and new players took the opportunity and he could not make a comeback. In this Legend’s cricket league, he did his role dedicatedly. Ashely took four catches.
6. Corey Anderson
Corey Anderson is another left-handed player on our list. He is one of the all-rounders representing the New Zealand cricket team. He is known for his batting down the order. He used to bowl some overs whenever required. But later on, he was used regularly as a bowler. Corey played less number of matches in test cricket. This counts around 13. Rest he had a good experience in limited over formats. The 2015 world cup was the last ICC tournament of his. He took three catches.
7. Mohammad Kaif
Mohammad Kaif is an ex-Indian cricket player. He is regarded as one of the finest fielders on the field. He is one of the players who grew under the captainship of Sourav Ganguly. His role in cricket was of a lower-order batter who used to finish the games. He knew bowling but was not that efficient. He took retirement from all forms of cricket long back. He does commentate in Hindi in the Indian Premier League and bilateral series. He took three catches.
8. Ross Taylor
Ross was one of the crucial players of the Kiwi's cricket team. He represented all three formats for the New Zealand Cricket team. Ross was a right-handed batsman and used to be number four in the batting lineup. His excellence lies in the fact that he can stitch a partnership in middle overs. In T20s, Ross switched his mode swiftly and scored at a quick rate. He has numerous hundreds comprising test and one-day formats. He had issues with his vision, yet he used to strike balls effortlessly. He took three catches.
9. Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson is one of the legendary Australian pacers. He is known for his wicket-taking deliveries. He was a regular player for his team. Johnson has played more than 150 one-day internationals and around 75 test matches. He could have played more test matches but he focused on limited overs. The 2015 world cup was his last ICC appearance. He took three catches.
10. William Porterfield
The last player over here is William Porterfield. William was a long-serving Irish Cricketer. He was the skipper of his team for a long time. He played all three possible formats for the Ireland Cricket Board. He is also one of those players who scored more than 1000 runs in the shortest format of the game. He has played around 136 first-class matches. He batted with an average of 31 in those matches. He took three catches.
