Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour opined on the Men in Blue’s poor fielding performance during their Asia Cup 2023 group-stage clash against Nepal at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday. However, Team India secured their place in the Super Four stage of the continental competition after a 10-wicket win via the DLS method in the rain-curtailed encounter.

Talking about how the team could do well in the field, Vikram Rathour said during the post-match press conference: “The wicket today was good, better than the last one during Pakistan. We could have been more disciplined. The three dropped catches helped them. They batted well…Glad nothing major happened (because of the dropped catches). It was good to see how we responded to it (the target),” he added.

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However, Team India’s next series will take place in the Super Four stage against Pakistan as well.

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Regarding the selection call, Vikram Rathour said: “Ishan played really well. He has been doing really good. But KL has also done well for two years. It is a good problem to have. Team management will take the final decision. We have 15 players in the squad to test different combinations against different teams in different conditions. Shardul (Thakur) gives us batting depth…If we want to go all out with our fast bowlers, we have that as an option option. We have the option to play one more spinner as well as we have Axar Patel. It is good to have these options,” Vikram Rathour concluded.