The behind-the-scenes footage of identifying the best Indian fielder after each ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 game and presenting an award has garnered significant attention. After India's final league match against the Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday (November 12), fielding coach T. Dilip, the mastermind behind the initiative, said that "the whole idea about this medal, what it represents is that the intent and effort, what the spirit you give, get onto the field, which may not be seen on the stats, but it can be felt by everyone who are in the stadium." (Video: ICC)
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00:00 I think, firstly, truly heartening to see that the response at which the fans gave in
00:11 social media. But whole idea about this medal, what we represent is that the intent and effort,
00:18 what the spirit you give, get onto the field, which may not be seen on the stats, but it
00:23 can be felt by everyone who are in the stadium. So, what we look at is, yes, the stats run,
00:30 save, catch is taken, is measured, but also what value you give to the team is also counted.
00:35 So that is something, an encouraging factor we want to get into the dressing room. The
00:39 whole idea actually started and you are seeing the medal in the World Cup. But this idea
00:44 we started four months back, where we started to declare the best fielder award in the dressing
00:48 room in every game, just at the medal. And we are able to see the medal presentation
00:55 all over in social media now in the World Cup. But the whole idea was to make sure that
01:01 we not only encourage or talk about that brilliant catch, but also the consistent performance
01:07 in a 50-0 game, which is very important because 300 balls, how you carry that consistency,
01:11 whether it is catching or effort or intensity is what we want to get that importance going.
01:16 So that was the main reason behind getting this medal.
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