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Indian Fielding Needs To Shore Up Big Time, Else It Could Be The Telling Difference Between Winning The Cup Or Returning Empty-Handed

- Gaurav Gupta

It’s not just Virat Kohli’s runs that are giving joy to India. The one-handed pick up followed by an acrobatic direct hit to have Tim David run out, then another one-handed blinder at long-on to get rid of Pat Cummins during India’s warm-up game against Australia, gave some relief to India’s present fielding coach T Dilip.

Of late, the team’s biggest worry has been its fielding. During the home T20Is against Australia and South Africa, India’s sloppy fielding stuck out like a sore thumb. Fielding could well be the team’s Achilles heel in the T20 World Cup, especially on the big grounds of Australia.