Mumbai Man's Epic Fielding Fail At 40+ Cricket Match Garners Hilarious Response Online

In cricket, when players are in the field who are not bowling or keeping wicket and who are responsible for stopping the ball, preventing runs, and taking catches to dismiss the batsmen, they are known as fielders, and the act is called fielding.

Fielding involves various skills such as catching, throwing, and stopping the ball. To execute these skills effectively, a fielder needs to be precise in their movements, positioning, and timing. For example, when catching a ball, a fielder needs to be in the right position to judge the flight of the ball and time their jump or dive correctly to make the catch.

A slight error in positioning or timing can result in an inaccurate throw that can cost the team runs or even give the batsman a reprieve. A man fielding in a viral video did more than make a slight error. It garnered a hilarious response online. Watch the viral video here to know what happened.

Man's epic fail at fielding goes viral

Jonty level fielding. pic.twitter.com/iE61pJeIuP

¡ª Arnab Ray (@greatbong) March 13, 2023

A video posted on Twitter is making the rounds on the internet for a hilarious reason. You do not want to miss this, especially if you are a cricket fan.

The video, which seems to be a snippet from a cricket match's live streaming, features a man's hilarious failure at fielding. As per the info from the video, the teams competing against each other are Rodpali and Padge. The cricket match seems to be only for men who are 40 or older, which is also indicated on the screen.

In the video, as the man sees the ball coming his way, he naturally tries to catch it.The man can be seen running after the ball as he fails to catch the ball in the air initially. He finally manages to catch the ball before it hits the boundary, and the opposite team scores runs.

Hilariously, the man falls on the grass and also manages to catch the ball. He then throws the ball towards the other players, but surprisingly ends up hitting the ball with his own feet, and the ball goes towards the boundary. Having done so, the man just gives up and stays put on the ground.

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The caption of the video read, "Jonty level fielding." Not just the caption, but many other users also compared Man's fielding with Jonty's.

A man also wrote, "Jonty level fielding *effort."

Jonty level fielding *effort.

¡ª ? ?????? ? (@ao5chemuchka) March 13, 2023

Another man added, "Superhuman fielding stole the limelight from god level batting.."

Superhuman fielding stole the limelight from god level batting..

¡ª Jayant Menon (@jayant_menon) March 13, 2023

"This is Stand up Jonty," wrote another.

This is Stand up Jonty.

¡ª veerendra kuma r (@kumarvr123) March 13, 2023

Jonty Rhodes in a parallel universe pic.twitter.com/NbLib46kP3

¡ª Backasswards (@sarcasmute) March 13, 2023

"Jonty Rhodes in a parallel universe," wrote another man.

Why did people compare the man to Jonty?

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People compared the man to fielder Jonty Rhodes, who was known for jumping around the field. Rhodes is a former South African cricketer.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of cricket. Rhodes played for South Africa from 1992 to 2003 and was a specialist fielder who revolutionised the standard of fielding in cricket with his athleticism, acrobatic fielding, and agility.

His signature move was diving, stopping the ball with one hand, and throwing it back to the wicketkeeper or fielder to run out the batsman.

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