India's coach under pressure after poor performance in Asia Cup 2025 as BCCI considers to end contract
India's coach has found himself under pressure after their consistent poor performance in the fielding department of the game for two successive Super 4 clashes against Bangladesh and Pakistan during the 2025 season of the Asia Cup.
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Although India has qualified for the final of the Asia Cup 2025 even before their last Super 4 clash against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE, discussions have centered on their poor fielding performance in the previous couple of fixtures against Pakistan and Bangladesh. Dropped catches and misfielding have been incredibly poor.
The spotlight has been on the fielding coach, T Dilip, who is now under immense pressure to tighten the standards, which has been one of the strongest suits of the Blue Brigade. To match the quality of the top sides in the world, fielding has reached a stable position during any event.
The number makes for poor reading as Suryakumar Yadav’s army dropped 12 catches, which is the most in the Asia Cup, and has a catching efficiency of 67%. Hong Kong is the only other side with a catching efficiency of under 70% and has put 10 chances on the floor. On vital occasions, this would put more pressure on the national side.
India’s fielding coach T Dilip under pressure after India’s consistent poor fielding performance
Dubai hasn’t been an easy ground to field and take catches, especially due to the ring of fire where the floodlights come on the eyes of the fielders and make it tough to grab the catches. Dilip was removed after the Champions Trophy 2025, before coming back before the England trip. Varun Chakravarthy revealed his views on the dropped catches.
“As they say, you can't give excuses at this level. As a team, we definitely have to start catching all those because we look like we will be qualifying for the finals, and we should be taking them. It comes in the eyesight sometimes, and it’s a little bit of disturbance. We have to get acclimatized to it.” India’s mystery spinner expressed in the press conference.
Looking at the current situation, fielding has been the weakest link for them in T20Is. If they don’t improve it in the next couple of months, the dream of defending their title during the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka will be shattered.
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