Dhoni has done reasonably well: Robin Singh

LEICESTER: Unfazed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps so far, 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 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 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.

On the three-day tour game against Sri Lanka starting on Friday, Robin said the team was keen to maintain its rhythm, following the remarkable victory over England in the second Test at Trent Bridge.

"We are trying to dwell on the positives rather than the negatives. We are keen to maintain the rhythm," Robin said.

"Some of the seniors might be rested for this game which throws a wonderful opportunity for the bench players to prove themselves," he said.

However, he refused to give the combination saying it would be decided at the team meeting later in the evening.

Robin said the side was continuing to work on catching.

"We are still concentrating on catching, but the fact is we have held all our catches," he said.

Satisfied with the team's performance so far, the fielding coach said the visitors were now aiming to seal the series at Oval next week.

"Coming back after Lord's is incredible. England has been on a roll at home and we know they are going to come back hard at us.  We are looking to stay positive and win the series."