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Originally Posted by ll0OoO0ll I am not saying its gonna take care of the problem for sure but there is a great probability of improvement if we hire a good Australian fielding coach for our team. Since the introduction of Greg Chappell, there is a dramtic change in Indian fielding. It seems almost impossible to beat Yuvraj, Kaif and Suresh Raina thru the covers to get a four. I think besides the commitment of these players, a lot of credit goes to Chappell. |
Yes, Chappell does deserve the credit. But that does not mean that another Australian will be able to do exactly that to Pkaistan or that a coach of some other nationality wont be able to do that.
And then there are a few more things we are overlooking in the improvement in the Indian fielding. People like Yuvraja, Kaif and Raina were always good fielders. The younger generation of cricketers in India are trained like that early on. Its not that they were average in the beginning and a coach came in and turned them into great fielders.
Fielding is something that need to be taught at a younger age. If someone is not a natural diver, its very difficult for a coach to make create a diver out of him. Look at Anil Kumble of India. He puts so much efforts on the field trying to dive around but he struggles to get his timing and balance right. But if you look at Yuvraj Singh, he is a natural diver and a coach will always find it much easier to correct whatever minor defects he finds in him and Yuvraj himself will be able to correct things as he is already a good fielder.