Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said that the team’s focus will be on fielding, especially catching in the slips, in the Test series against Australia starting February 9. India’s fielding in the slips has been a point of concern in the past and Dravid said the team is trying to improve on it. “Everyone is fit and it’s great to see the Test team back together,” Dravid said in a video posted on Twitter by the BCCI. We have played a lot of white ball cricket in the last few months.
He said, “Some of these players have come to play Test in the white-ball format and it was good to see them doing extra practice at the nets.” The Indian team is practicing nets at the VCA Stadium. The first Test will be played at the VCA Jamtha Stadium. Dravid said, “Fielding is very important. Close catching will have to be taken care of as its role will be crucial in the series.
He said, “There will be a lot of focus on slip fielding and catching. When you travel constantly, you don’t get much time to work on these things. We had some long net sessions. It is also good for the coaching staff because we play so much cricket that there is no time for it.
He said, “It was good to have time to practice this week. The coaching staff was preparing for this for a month. I am happy that everything is going well. ”After Nagpur, the second Test will be played in Delhi from February 17, the third in Dharamshala from March 1 and the fourth in Ahmedabad from March 9. Dravid said, “According to me it was a small camp. I like long camps where I can work on the game but I am still happy to get five-six days here.
