What goes through the mind of a fielding coach when a catch is dropped

#1 Why on earth did the captain put him there?

As the players go on developing their skills, they tend to build their expertise of fielding in certain parts of the ground. We have seen slip-catching experts like Rahul Dravid and Mark Waugh, backward-point masters like Jonty Rhodes and Ricky Ponting etc. When the players build a liking towards a specific region of the field, they might feel awkward if asked to guard some other area.

The captain might make mistakes of placing weaker fielders in crucial positions like covers or point, the poor guys not having the flexibility like others can end up grassing easy ones. With the evolution of T20s, the better fielders are placed inside the circle during the fielding restrictions and on the boundaries during the slog overs. A slight mistake in captain’s calculation might lead to huge lapses.