When elevated to the national squad, these players sharpened their fielding and fitness methodically and meticulously. After Mickey Arthur was appointed the head coach in 2016, he appointed the Australian Steve Rixon as fielding coach. “What we’ve done, again, is that uncompromising way we’ve worked with fielding and fitness standards,” Arthur explained before Lord’s. This time – as he has made the norm – Arthur oversaw a pre-series camp in Pakistan and, during the early tour matches and the Test in Ireland, honed the side’s slip fielding. Well, now their fitness standards allow them to go on and get 80s and 100s.”Arthur was not the first foreign coach to stress the importance of fielding.

Source: Pakistan Today May 31, 2018 07:18 UTC