A mixture of shoddy bowling from the tempo unit behind Jasprit Bumrah and a slew of catches dropped within the outfield meant that India conceded England the momentum on the finish of day 2 of the Leeds Check on Saturday.
England reduce down the first-innings deficit by 209 runs on the lack of three wickets, all to Bumrah, in response to India’s 471-run whole that ended abruptly with a precipitous collapse. After Bumrah nipped opener Zak Crawley within the first over, there wasn’t loads going the India pacer’s manner along with his fielders and seam-bowling friends on the different finish shedding the plot persistently.
First-innings centurion Jaiswal handed early lifelines to Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope with regulation possibilities taking place within the slip cordon. Even India’s star fielder Ravindra Jadeja put down an easy catch of Ben Duckett at backward level from Bumrah’s bowling. Whereas Duckett paced his strategy to 62, the under-fire Pope fought his manner by way of to a ninth Check hundred and second in opposition to India.
India legend Sunil Gavaskar lamented the sloppy fielding effort from India and singled out Jaiswal’s below-par efficiency on the sphere.
“I don’t assume there will likely be any medal given. T Dilip provides these after a match. That is what was actually very, very disappointing. Yashasvi Jaiswal is an excellent fielder however he hasn’t been in a position to maintain on to something this time,” Sunil Gavaskar, who was commentating, mentioned on the shut of play.
The 23-year-old Jaiswal had additionally just lately come underneath the scanner for his close-in fielding throughout India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour to Australia final 12 months.
jaiswal actually must work on his catching, actually poor from skilled
pic.twitter.com/XMngj6VzSs— DAHIYA SAYS….. (@jaatdevta1438) June 22, 2025
‘Gambhir could have a chat with Gill’
Former India pacer Varun Aaron urged head coach Gautam Gambhir to advise captain Shubman Gill to take over a place within the slips, after having stationed himself at mid-on or mid-off through the innings.
“Dropped possibilities, ultimately, they price you video games. Jaiswal dropped one earlier than Jaddu, it might have been a pointy catch, however it’s important to again him to take these possibilities. Cam Inexperienced, for Australia, takes these with no fuss. I’d say Jaiswal could be up there, however he has dropped two now. A kind of days the place it doesn’t go for you,” Aaron mentioned on ESPN Cricinfo
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“Shubman Gill has been standing at mid on and mid off, one of many higher slip fielders in India. I’d again Shubman to be within the slips and take these catches, particularly in England. Perhaps Gambhir could have a chat with him, and be like, ‘You possibly can communicate to the bowler in between overs and stuff like that, however we want you within the slips’,” he added.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak additionally rued the wasted alternatives and the no-balls shortly earlier than shut of play from Bumrah, one which disadvantaged him of Harry Brook’s wicket for nought.
“These dropped catches and the no-ball had been positively disappointing. Normally, we’re sharper within the discipline. However as a assist employees and crew, we take it as a type of unlucky days — not the norm. Total, we bowled nicely barring a number of unfastened patches. There was one thing within the wicket, and we tried to take advantage of it,” Kotak mentioned within the post-match press convention.