Important to keep composure in the field: Sanju Samson

SYDNEY: India's catching in the two white ball series has been far from convincing even though a few of their fielders have taken some good catches. After they spilled a few simple chances in the ODI series, the Indians let the Australia openers off the hook in the first T20 International on Friday. Both skipper Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short were provided opportunities as Hardik Pandya and skipper Virat Kohli dropped catches — the India skipper spilling a skier that should have been taken.

However, those dropped chances were followed by a couple of brilliant catches — with Pandya diving to catch one to send back Finch and Sanju Samson swooping on the ball, diving, to send back the dangerous Steve Smith. The two catches put the brakes on Australia's chase. Friday's effort continued the trend from ODIs of India taking good catches but also dropping a few simple ones. India batsman Samson, whose catch to send back Smith dented the Aussie chase on Friday said that in a fast-paced game like T20, slip-ups can happen because of the high pressure involved. But he added that it is important for players to keep composure and not get demoralised by the dropped catches. IANS

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