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Leicester, August 2: Unfazed by Mahendra
Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps so
far, India's fielding coach Robin Singh today said it would take
time for the wicketkeeper to adapt to the tough English
conditions. "Dhoni has not lost his confidence and not dropped
any catches. He has done reasonably well. The conditions haven't
been easy," Robin said. "Even Matt Prior (England wicketkeeper)
has been struggling. So we are not overly concerned about
Dhoni's keeping," he added.
Brushing aside the criticism directed towards
Dhoni, Robin said it would take time for the the wicketkeeper to
get used to the conditions. "It takes time. I've been talking to
Alec Stewart and others here. I even spoke to Andy Flower, who
gave up the gloves in this sort of scenario," he said. "In
England the ball swings a lot and even their wicketkeeper was
struggling a lot. Matt Prior has not had the best time," he
added. On the three-day tour game against Sri Lanka starting
tomorrow, Robin said the team was keen to maintain its rhythm,
following the remarkable victory over England in the second Test
at Trent Bridge.
"We are trying to dwell on the positives
rather than the negatives. We are keen to maintain the rhythm,"
Robin said. "Some of the seniors might be rested for this game
which throws a wonderful opportunity for the bench players to
prove themselves," he said. However, he refused to give the
combination saying it would be decided at the team meeting later
in the evening. Robin said the side was continuing to work on
catching. "We are still concentrating on catching, but the fact
is we have held all our catches," he said.
Satisfied with the team's performance so far,
the fielding coach said the visitors were now aiming to seal the
series at Oval next week. "Coming back after Lord's is
incredible. England has been on a roll at home and we know they
are going to come back hard at us. We are looking to stay
positive and win the series." (Agencies)
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