Ex-cricketer Jonty Rhodes, the paragon of high-quality fielding, has rated former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers as the greatest fielder of all-time. Rhodes feels De Villiers' movements on the field keep him ahead in the list of best fielders.

Talking to cricketer-turned-commentator Pommie Mbangwa, Rhodes said De Villiers has fielded almost everywhere.

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"The greatest fielder of time? AB de Villiers. He is a wicket-keeper, he is at slip, he fields at mid-off, long-on, the guy is the greatest of all time," he told Mbangwa.

"Andrew Symonds was the first guy I saw who could field at every position. He could field at the boundary as he had a strong arm. For a big unit like Symonds to dive at full length, it took a good amount of effort," he added.

Rhodes further said he loves India's Suresh Raina too, but De Villiers leaves everyone behind.

"I have loved Suresh Raina, but the best fielder I have seen since Jonty Rhodes has to be AB de Villiers, he just moves so well, I think someone like Ben Stokes is at all the hotspots, AB de Villiers reads the game as well, and he is a batsman so that helps him in reading the game, from my perspective, De Villiers has to be the best fielder," Rhodes said.