We Have Been Talking About Fielding And Fitness For Long Time: Harmanpreet Kaur

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said quick fixes in the fielding and fitness department were not possible but her team will plug those gaps eventually with the help of a recently appointed full-time support staff. The team has struggled with fielding and fitness issues for a long time. As India Women prepare to take on Australia in a three-match T20 series starting here on Friday, the focus is on how Harmanpreet ends her poor run with the bat following six single-digit scores in nine outings.

Also, India dropped a total of eight catches over the last two ODIs - seven in the second match itself - in their 0-3 loss to the mighty Aussies.

"If we talk about the team's performance, we are playing very good cricket in patches. Fielding and fitness are something that we have been talking about for a long time. We have been working on it too," Kaur told the media.

Amol Muzumdar, who was appointed the team's head coach in late October, informed in his first press conference before the T20I series against England that Munish Bali (fielding) and Troy Cooley (bowling) would be his support staff members.

"The best part is that now we have a regular support staff. In between, we had many coaches who had their own views on fielding and fitness," Kaur added.

"We have Munish sir now, he has to be given time. He is a very experienced coach and has worked with many players. He is trying his best but it is difficult to get results in one month," Kaur said.

"In patches, we are sometimes in the plus or sometimes in the minus, when our charts come out," she said about the processes followed by the coaching staff. "A lot of errors are happening. But it is only when the team fields like a unit, it looks good," she added.

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