The former India cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra criticised the Indian team as being the ones who had lost to themselevs. As the Indian fielders brought Ben Duckett back to life in the Day 2 and Day 3 turnaround and allowed England to score 465 runs and lead India by only six runs. The players of India team were having the faults in the fielding of Yashasvi Jaiswal who dropped the half chance of dismissing the players at the half of two days.
Aakash Chopra’s Statement
“It sounds cliche – catches win matches – but it’s true. There are disciplinary things among which some things are in your hands. Holding catches is in your hands. Improving your fielding is in your hands,” Chopra said, speaking on his YouTube channel.
“Fielding and overstepping, these are the things where you have to look within, and that is where I think the Indian team has let themselves down massively. They would be hurting because they dropped catches and bowled no-balls,” Chopra added.
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“Bumrah bowled the no-ball, but how many catches will you drop off Bumrah’s bowling? Rishabh Pant also dropped a catch. It was a difficult catch, of course, but the catch should have been taken. Yashasvi Jaiswal started as a good fielder, if you remember the Bangladesh series. He has been a good gully fielder, but he is dropping too many catches,” Chopra stated.
“England are a good team, and if you have to beat such a team, you have to correct the disciplinary one-percenters,” he added.
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Highlights Of Day 3 Of England Vs India 1st Test
India was in command after KL Rahul brought the team back in command than England at Stumps in Leeds on Sunday after his composed 47 not out following a five-pack scoring by Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah bowled his opponent out in 83 runs (5/83) as India established an innings gap of 6 runs by all-out the Three Lions in 465 runs. Ollie Pope has made 106 and Harry Brook 99. In the case of India, Prasidh Krishna grabbed three wickets and Mohammed Siraj took two. During the second innings, India saw Yashasvi Jaiswal sent packing at just four runs but the duo of Rahul and Sai Sudharsan kept their side out of the woods with a collective 66-run stand. At the end of the day India were 90-2 in lead by 96.
