Jamaican wonder Bolt was elevated to a world of his own following his trio of world-record gold-medal feats at the Beijing Olympics.

Young believes Symonds is in the same stratosphere as a cricket fieldsman.

''When you talk about Andrew Symonds it's like talking about Bradman as a batsman or Ponting as a batsman,'' Young said.

''He's in a place of his own, he's that good an athlete, like Bolt.''

Young said Symonds was so athletically gifted he could have played any sport and been a success including the American major leagues.

''I think he's the best all around athlete for strength, power and speed in cricket I've seen,'' he said.

Young, who has just landed a coaching role with the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League's Twenty-20 competition, was reunited with the Australian players at a camp in Brisbane this week before the three-game one-day series against Bangladesh in Darwin.

Young said world cricket had made great advances in fielding training.

''When I first got involved [with the Australian cricket team] in 2003 we focused on our footwork, throwing and quickness, little strategies.

''We jumped the other countries. They weren't ready for it.

''But now they've watched and everyone's taken it on board and it's great for cricket.'' AAP