Former India players Aakash Chopra pointed out potential pitfalls for India ahead of their Asia Cup final against Pakistan, urging the Men in Blue to improve on certain aspects. While India are unbeaten in the Asia Cup, their fielding have been a concern with the Suryakumar Yadav-led side dropping 12 catches in the tournament, their 67.5 percent catching efficiency ranking only better than Hong Kong (52.7).

“First, catch better. Because if you have dropped a dozen catches in the tournament, it does not look good. And yes, it’s a cliche ‘catches win matches’. India has still won everything after dropping catches. So it seems like a futile thing that people used to say. But come the final, that’s one thing you want to rectify. You don’t want to drop too many catches,” Chopra said in a video

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