New Delhi: With an aim to elevate the fielding standards, former Indian fielding coach R Sridhar will conduct a detailed 10-day program for all the Sri Lankan cricketers at different levels from Wednesday. The decision was announced by the country’s cricket board on Tuesday saying that this was being done to better the fielding standards of the Asian country’s cricketers.
Sridhar, who is a BCCI Level 3 coach, has a plenty of experience and will be involved with the Lankan men’s and women’s national squads, emerging squads, premier club player, the women’s A team and the Under-19 team. Sri Lankan side has made this effort to take the fielding level of the players uphill which has been not up to the mark since a long period of time.
Sri Lankan Cricket’s statement
‘The specialised programme is to elevate the fielding standards of Sri Lankan cricketers. Sridhar brings in a wealth of experience, having served as India’s fielding coach across more than 300 international matches from 2014 to 2021,’ the Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement on Tuesday.
Sridhar will be responsible for conducting fielding drills, skill-specific training and simulated match scenarios in an attempt to replicate the match conditions during the training program. Apart from a wealthy experience of being the fielding coach of India in over 300 matches, Sridhar has also coached the Indian Under-19 team in the capacity of their assistant coach and fielding coach.
Additionally, he was also associated with the Afghanistan national team for a short period in the 2024 calendar year. Sridhar, in his career, has also served as the fielding coach of Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League during early seasons. Predominantly a bowler, Sridhar represented Hyderabad during her playing days in domestic cricket and participated in 35 First-class matches and 15 List-A matches.
With an aim to elevate the fielding standards, former Indian fielding coach R Sridhar will conduct a detailed 10-day program for all the Sri Lankan cricketers at different levels from Wednesday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
