Robin ready for the ‘challenge’

Stint as a player with seniors and as coach with India A will make his job easy

A delighted Robin Singh termed his appointment as the fielding coach of the Indian team “a challenge” and said he was confident of delivering the goods.

“I find the job of a fielding coach very challenging and I am confident of doing it well,” the former India all-rounder told The Sunday Express soon after the appointment.

He also said that his association with the Indian A team as a coach and as a player not so long ago will definitely make his job a lot easier now. “Having coached India ‘A’, I know most of the youngsters in the side. I also know a majority of the seniors having played with them for quite sometime. This makes my job easy,” he added.

Story continues below this ad

When asked if he is under pressure to deliver after Greg Chappell’s resignation, Robin Singh said: “I am not under any pressure. I will go about my job in the best possible manner and execute it to the best of my ability. At the moment, my top priority is to see that India is among the top two or three fielding sides in the world.”

He, however agreed that India’s throwing, catching and running between the wickets has not been up to the mark and those will be some key areas for the newly appointed fielding coach to look into. “I do not want to go into the specifics at the moment. I believe the overall standard of fielding needs to improve and I will work towards it.”

Singh was also prompt to add that these things won’t happen overnight. “I cannot specify a time-frame for improvement and I also do not believe in role models for fielding. Fielding varies from individual to individual. My job is to see that players give their best in all situations.”