India go from butterfingers to electric-heels in the field


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  • Sunday, 01 Mar 2015

United Arab Emirates' Khurram Khan (C) hits the ball high off the bowling of India's bowler Ravichandran Ashwin to be caught out eventually by Suresh Raina (L) during their Cricket World Cup match in Perth, February 28, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray

MUMBAI (Reuters) - It is one of the accepted truths of international cricket that fielding is not India's particular forte but Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have taken bold steps towards altering that reputation at the World Cup.

Too often in the past, India's fast bowlers have been liabilities in the field, while during the recent test series in Australia the team's close-in catching was simply woeful.

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