Shakib urges on changing mindset to improve fielding
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Bangladesh's T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan stated that the country has never been a good fielding team and that the mindset needs to change in order to develop in this department.
The southpaw stated this at today's official news conference before the Tigers depart for the UAE on Tuesday.
"It's (fielding) definitely a concern. I think we have never been a good fielding team," Shakib said.
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"Since there are three categories in cricket, bowling, batting and fielding. All three are equally important. Here in one department (fielding) we never did well. It is disappointing for us" he added.
For the last three or four years, the team's fielding has been a key concern, as they have lost multiple games owing to crucial catches. The fielders also blew at least three chances in Sunday's practice game.
"Changing our mindset is very important to improve in that area. Fielding is actually one where you can actually improve overnight. And if there is any fear about it, it has a much more negative effect on you. Even the best players in the world miss catches. What really matters is our approach," Shakib added.
“Catch misses don't seem like much of a disappointment to me. All the fielders in the world have missed catches, keepers have missed easy catches even with gloves on. What matters is how much you really wanted to catch the ball. How early are you taking steps and how early are you anticipating? If these can be fixed, I think it is possible to improve within 5-10 days which is not possible in the other two departments (batting-bowling)," the captain concluded.
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