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Former South Africa star and Mumbai Indians fielding coach, Jonty Rhodes, has said the Indian grounds require to be better to get better fielding standards.
He said: "Some grounds are quite unsafe and the circumstances need to get better. That's almost certainly the reason why young players are uncertain to dive around.
"Obviously, if the basis were in bad shape, then even I wouldn't have dived either. A proper place is necessary to learn all this," Rhodes said throughout the launch of Omtex Jonty's Way at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
"Most young people fall on their knee while diving, which is dangerous. You have to be fully dedicated and go flat out while diving because then, the chances of getting upset are less," the 42-year-old said.
Rhodes has dedicated to devote 45-60 days in India with the academy.
Jonty will train the coaches, who will, in turn, pass on skills to the players. A nominal training fee will be charged to hopeful coaches and cricketers. The Mumbai Indians fielding coach aims to make fielding fun.
"It is significant that players learn the right fielding technique at an early age as it is hard to change them later.
"The young people focus a lot on their batting and bowling, but ignore fielding. I have to factually fetch them for fielding drills. My idea is to make fielding fun. I am not expectant them to be like me, but I am hoping they become the best," he said.
He related his own example to explain its significance, saying, "I was a standard batsman, but my selection in the 1992 World Cup team was purely on my fielding exploit. Fielding can help very in your selection. I used all the sports that I played to help my fielding."
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