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[poondu]

Mumbai: After the five-match one-day series against Pakistan, India’s fielding coach Robin Singh regards Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma as the best fielders in the side. In his report to the BCCI, Robin has said Yuvraj was outstanding and Rohit Sharma, brilliant.

He has also said that left-arm seamer Rudra Pratap Singh gets complacent at times and loses concentration when a match is in progress.

Here are Robin Singh’s observations:

Virender Sehwag: Is very agile and a quick mover on the field; needs to anticipate a little more and continue to work on his fitness.

Gautam Gambhir: Is a much improved fielder; should continue to work on his throwing technique and anticipation.

Yuvraj Singh: fielding has been outstanding; needs to continue working on his fitness.

Sachin Tendulkar: Needs to improve on his agility and work on his fitness.

Sourav Ganguly: Has to improve on his fitness, agility and anticipation.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Has to work on his movements down the leg side as a ’keeper.

Zaheer Khan: Important to work on his fitness and throwing on the run.

S. Sreesanth: More emphasis on his overall fielding necessary; is a good athlete and has an excellent throw.

Praveen Kumar: Is a very good outfielder, must work on his throwing technique, balance and anticipation.

Robin Uthappa: Was below his normal fielding standards; should work on his fitness, agility and throwing from the deep.

Rudra Pratap Singh: Needs to be more consistent; gets very complacent at times and loses concentration during the game; should work on his catching in the deep.

Murali Kartik: Must concentrate on his fitness, agility and throwing.

Harbhajan Singh: Has an excellent throw; is very slow to take off. Important to work on his agility and speed.

Rohit Sharma: Is a brilliant fielder. Should continue to work on his agility and fitness.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/29/stories/2007112962872100.htm

[kingcool1432]

Is this a press release or 'leaked' info?

[Libran]

ODI report ... RD...AK do not figure...

[Cover Point]

uh oh.... he criticized Ganguly. Awaiting a 1000 posts of why he is such a pathetic coach and waiting on the effigies being ready.

[pipsqueak]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

[Libran]

Sourav Ganguly: Has to improve on his fitness, agility and anticipation.

Completely agree... he is a misfit ... a snail on the ground and just cannot anticipate the next missle being shot for the direction where he scores his runs off

Time for him to be invited to this DG

[vincent]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

This is a standard and fair assessment especially in view of its public nature. This is also what a good manager would do if he has to assess the performance of his group in a meeting. I am sure on a one to one discussion he had more things to say to each one of them.

In this case, Fitness is the cause and good fielding is the effect. In between the two, there are some key parameters that influence the outcome. They are : anticipation, agility, speed, throwing and consistency. He is evaluating each one of them in terms of these parameters as well as the root cause. Of course, it is not surprising to see YS and RS at the top. But everyone does need to improve further. Some a lot and some less.

[Cover Point]

Sourav Ganguly: Has to improve on his fitness, agility and anticipation.

Completely agree... he is a misfit ... a snail on the ground and just cannot anticipate the next missle being shot for the direction where he scores his runs off

Time for him to be invited to this DG

Good response to post #3

These Gangulians are so predictable!!!

[manee]

His report makes sense and to have someone working on fielding, who was a good fielder and understands the sub-details of fielding is invaluable.

Very encouraging to hear...

[pipsqueak]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

This is a standard and fair assessment especially in view of its public nature. This is also what a good manager would do if he has to assess the performance of his group in a meeting. I am sure on a one to one discussion he had more things to say to each one of them.

In this case, Fitness is the cause and good fielding is the effect. In between the two, there are some key parameters that influence the outcome. They are : anticipation, agility, speed, throwing and consistency. He is evaluating each one of them in terms of these parameters as well as the root cause. Of course, it is not surprising to see YS and RS at the top. But everyone does need to improve further. Some a lot and some less.

am sure it is fair but comes across to me as a very generic message applicable to almost every one. for instance what are the differences among the following?  i find that different english words have been used to convey the same message. am sure he has had private conversations but my comment is on the wording of this report, which i find rather childish, but then, BCCI is the recipient and so...

on another note, why is this made public?


Sachin Tendulkar: Needs to improve on his agility and work on his fitness.

Sourav Ganguly: Has to improve on his fitness, agility and anticipation.

Murali Kartik: Must concentrate on his fitness, agility and throwing.

[broadbat]

And in addition to the above Robin Singh must concentrate more and needs to improve and work on his report writing capabilties.

[Blwe_torch]

I think Robin is an honest guy............has made an honest assessment ..........has limited his scope to the Fielding aspects only and hasn't offered any other comments on the players' other abilities( batting or bowling).
This is a non-controversial approach..........unlike say a GC.........who would venture into the unknown, intangibles.......like someone's finances, character, internal motives, cancer, etc.
This might explain how GC failed to build up a team spirit.

[keep-it-cool]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

[pipsqueak]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

why do we need to know this? to show that Robin Singh is doing his job?

[keep-it-cool]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

why do we need to know this? to show that Robin Singh is doing his job?

we dont need to ... i agree.

[broadbat]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

Do we have to know everything??

No may be not everything but I still would like to know something that we did not before this report came out.

[poondu]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

Per Atul Wassan, This report has been submitted to BCCI, Not that anything is going to come out of this.

[Blwe_torch]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

Per Atul Wassan, This report has been submitted to BCCI, Not that anything is going to come out of this.

Niranjan Shah may use it to spit his supari into.

[keep-it-cool]

what kind of assessment is this? everything sounds almost the same - ppl either need need to "improve" or "work on" various things. what's the difference between the two anyway!

I think this is just a summary prepared by (or for) the newspapers ... rather than the actual report. The actual report may contain details and specific areas to be worked on. Do we have to know everything??

Do we have to know everything??

No may be not everything but I still would like to know something that we did not before this report came out.

well, the report is not being prepared for us ...sometimes the obvious has to be stated, i guess.

[broadbat]

Also I wonder if there is any qualitative difference between an 'outstanding Yuvraj' and a 'brilliant Rohit Sharma'?