"Catches will get dropped": Suryakumar Yadav’s SHOCKING take on India’s pathetic fielding
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Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian skipper in the shortest format of the game, has given his verdict on India's catching efficiency, which has slipped from their previous best. The captain has looked determined to improve as his team builds toward defending their T20 World Cup title.
India, the best fielding unit in the world, have slipped to a new low in recent times. This spirit, during the MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli phases, was used to lift the morale of the players during the dullest passages of play.
Even in the Asia Cup, the Indian fielders had butterfingers in Dubai, as they had dropped 12 catches, the most by any side in the competition, and left a blemish on an otherwise dominant campaign.
"According to me, the catches will get dropped" - Suryakumar Yadav's blunt verdict on India's poor fielding
India's fielding has not been the very best; especially catching in particular has been one of those areas where India have struggled. Suryakumar seemed to be backing his fielders with vision to improve their attributes.
"According to me, the catches will get dropped. If you are a fielder, you will go for the catch, you'll drop. Just like how, if you are a batter, you will get out. Or if you are a bowler, you will try to land it right, but you won't get the wicket. These are all part of the game," Suryakumar Yadav said.
"But according to me, what you do after that is more important. Today was an optional session. But today everyone came to the field. So that means the team is working towards something really special."
"If you do one thing right, you can win a match," said Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav has also pointed out that any team can capitalize on the field and it can win matches for them. He has also confirmed that the entire Indian team is working hard to improve their fielding and emerge as the dominant side on the field again.
"And this is a department that I have said that we will have to work hard if we want to be the best fielding unit in the world. You see how many teams catch good catches, do good fielding, win matches on fielding. So if the batting is light or the bowling is here and there, but with fielding, if you do one thing right, you can win a match. So we are working hard.
"We are working hard on it. But there is no guarantee that if you catch 25 catches today [in training], you won't miss it again tomorrow. It can be missed. It's part of the game. But how much you want the ball to come to you, how you try to create that intent and opportunity, that is important for me. If the catch is missed, there is no problem. Obviously, there is disappointment. But at the same time, if you are putting in the effort, then there is no problem," he added.
"There is only one department - fielding - where everyone comes together" - Suryakumar Yadav
For the Indian T20I skipper, it seemed that fielding is more about mood than about methods; it is about the player's determined efforts on the field that help them grab some catches and resist the flow of runs.
"According to me, there is only one department—fielding—where everyone comes together. Otherwise, everyone's batting skill is individual. Bowling skill is individual," Suryakumar Yadav cited that fielding is a team effort, which requires the involvement of the entire side.
"But there is only fielding where 11 people live together on the ground. So it is important to create an atmosphere there, irrespective of what is going on in the match. If the other team is at the top, you field well, you can win the game. So what I say is that when you live on the ground, create an atmosphere together," he added.
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