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Vol. 5 Num 1130 Sat. August 04, 2007  
   
Sports


Give Dhoni time: Singh


Unfazed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps so far, India fielding coach Robin Singh on Thursday said it would take time for the wicketkeeper to adapt to the tough English conditions.

"Dhoni has not lost his confidence and not dropped any catches. He has done reasonably well. The conditions haven't been easy," Robin said.

"Even Matt Prior (England wicketkeeper) has been struggling. So we are not overly concerned about Dhoni's keeping," he added.

Brushing aside the criticism directed towards Dhoni, Robin said it would take time for the wicketkeeper to get used to the conditions.

"It takes time. I've been talking to Alec Stewart and others here. I even spoke to Andy Flower, who gave up the gloves in this sort of scenario," he said.

"In England the ball swings a lot and even their wicketkeeper was struggling a lot. Matt Prior has not had the best time," he added.