‘Crimson!’ ‘White!’ ‘Blue!’
The shouts reverberated across the Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica because the Indian gamers participated of their new, distinctive fielding drill. A 3 sided coaching support could be tossed in air and the one to take action would ask his teammate – the one imagined to catch – to pay money for the identical by a selected aspect, calling out the colour. Crimson, white or blue.
With the catcher having to latch onto a selected shade aspect, the drill appears one apt to work on hand-eye coordination and reflex. Right here’s a video of the identical:
That’s one vibrant fielding drill 😃👌#TeamIndia sharpen their reflexes forward of the primary Check towards West Indies 😎#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/FUtRjyLViI
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 10, 2023
India are set to face off towards the West Indies in an all-format tour consisting of two Checks, three ODIs and 5 T20Is – in that order.
Whereas the Rohit Sharma-led aspect will tackle the sphere for the primary time since their World Check Championship Closing defeat to Australia at The Oval final month, the West Indies additionally suffered a heartbreak within the ODI World Cup qualifiers and can miss out on the competitors later this 12 months in India, for the primary time of their cricket historical past.
West Indies’ efficiency mentor and former skipper Brian Lara nonetheless believes that his staff stands probability to problem the guests.
“We now have two essential Check matches which begin the two-year cycle (World Check Championships) for us, it’s towards India. At house and away from house, they’re one of many prime groups on the planet,” stated Lara forward of the primary Check beginning Wednesday, July 12.