Jadeja is India’s best fielder in last decade: R Sridhar

Team India has been in exceptional form in Tests, especially at home as they won 11 consecutive series with a 3-0 whitewash over South Africa.
One of the biggest reasons for that was India’s fielding, and the man behind drastic improvement in fielding standards, R Sridhar, talked to the Times of India about how this change came about, and more.
“In my opinion, the perception of Indian fielding has changed in the last few years. Faf (du Plessis) lauded Indian fielders’ dominance over South Africa.
“Even during the World Cup, the opposition captains spoke highly about our fielding. I think the focus for that has come from the top as to what (coach) Ravi Shastri or Virat wants. Even a newcomer like Shahbaz Nadeem, the change has been in two areas: mindset and fitness. Changing the mindset is pertaining to what the teams want to achieve, and fitness was a crucial part of that.”
The fielding coach did not shy away from terming Ravindra Jadeja as the best fielder in the team, and said that he has an intimidating presence on the field.