India might be left with a mountain of runs to climb in the first Test at Adelaide but fielding coach R Sridhar was confident that the batsmen will make up for a poor bowling performance.

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India's hapless bowling attack allowed Australia to pile up a mammoth 517 for seven and take control of the first Test after a rain-truncated second day, but Sridhar gave credit to Australia's batsmen for making use of a good wicket.

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"We must give credit to the Australian batsmen who countered the conditions and the regular rain breaks. They made good use of this good Test wicket and they have put up runs on the board. We had our plans and tried executing them. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't work, but we must give credit to the batsmen.The skipper gave a very positive talk at the end of the day's play. We are here as a cricket unit to play good cricket, both in batting and bowling departments. We back each other all the times. The batsmen are very confident that they will make up for the bowlers" - India's fielding coach, R Sridhar.

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India also lacked in the field on Wednesday as they dropped three outfield catches, besides missing a stumping. However the slip catching has been good so far with Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan holding their chances on Day 1.

"Vijay and Shikhar are very good slip fielders. Virat does a good job at third slip. Ajinkya Rahane is very good at gully. So this will be our slip combination going ahead. We need to have some patience for results. Like our batting order, our slip fielding is also under a transition. Slip catching isn't about good reaction alone but also about anticipation and perception," concluded Sridhar.