Good luck to Team India for the final match of the Asia Cup, 2025:Hope Fielding will be at the International Standard

Prof. Shankar Chatterjee, Hyderabad:
I have watched all the Asia Cup matches, including the last game of India and Sri Lanka held on September 26/27, because of the super over. Recently, I was invited by a university in Sri Lanka as a resource person and visited the country three times in this capacity. I observed their dedication and sincerity in every aspect of life. In the context of the cricket match held on September 26-27, 2025, I would like to mention that both teams played well; however, the fielding of the Indian players was poor. In many of the international matches held earlier, I also observed that the fielding of Indian players was really awful. During the Asia Cup 2025, I wondered about the Indian team’s poor fielding. India haven’t been at their best in the field during the Super 4 stages of the tournament, as they dropped four catches in the all-important clash against Pakistan and further dropped five catches against Bangladesh. It is noteworthy to mention that after playing five matches, India ranks at the top of the list of teams with the most dropped catches at the Asia Cup 2025. Even ground fielding was not good; as a result, opponents were able to score more. India will face Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 28, 2025. Before the final, both sides had met twice in the tournament, and India won in both games.

Additionally, India has remained unbeaten in this tournament to date; however, India’s fielding has been poor, which needs improvement not only on Sunday (September 28) but also in the future. I suggest that our BCCI selectors address the fielding issues with the players. The players should not feel that they are in white-collar jobs. I wish the Indian team good luck in Sunday’s match (September 28, 2025).
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This is Dr Shankar Chatterjee, retired on superannuation from the post of Professor & Head (CPME) from NIRD&PR, an organization of Govt. of India. I have published 32 books (individual and joint) and around 500 plus research papers, articles, letters. In addition, more than 1000 comments/views uploaded in the Digital column of different leading newspapers such as The Times of India, The Hindu etc. I have travelled across India for research studies and for other academic works, also visited Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Italy, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Namibia, Sri Lanka etc. as resource person. And for other purposes, I was in Austria, Germany, England, China, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Vatican City, Egypt, Yemen, Qatar, etc. In Rome, FAO, my research paper was appreciated and then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri Rajsekhar Reddy Sir called me and greeted me. I have represented Assam State Hockey Team in All India Junior National Hockey and acted in a Telugu cinema. In January 2019, I have received Life Time Achievement Award under the banner of International Academic Excellence Awards -2019, from EAST (Environmental Advisory for Sustainable Trust), Tamil Nadu, India.

One thought on “Good luck to Team India for the final match of the Asia Cup, 2025:Hope Fielding will be at the International Standard”

  1. Thank you for sharing your article about the Asia Cup and the Indian team. I’ve gone through it, and I must say, your insights are quite impressive. Given India’s dominant performance in the tournament so far, it’s exciting to see them take on Pakistan in the final today.

    Fathimath Roobiya NU
    PhD Scholar
    Department of Economics
    Pondicherry University

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