#3 Improve slip fielding
No matter how many catches you take in practice, the ones that count are the ones that are taken during the match. Though the fielding standards have improved incredibly over the years, yet slip fielding still remains an area of concern.
India was found guilty of dropping catches in the first test and probably Dhawan's dropped catches in the second innings acted as the turning point of the match.
47 - Since December 2013, India's spin cordon has dropped 47 and taken 36 catches off fast bowlers.
Similarly, England will see Malan’s drop of Kohli in the first innings as their chance where the match could have potentially turned away from them. The slip cordon will have to sort out their catching woes to make sure that matches are not lost after all "Catches win Matches".
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