IND vs ENG: This Indian player's poor fielding became a big headache - he missed so many catches

IND vs ENG: In Test cricket, not only bat and ball, but fielding is also an important pillar of success for any team. Especially when the match is in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries, the role of catching in the slip becomes very important. This was also clearly seen in the first Test match being played between India and England at Leeds ground, where on one hand Team India performed well in batting and bowling, on the other hand the poor fielding of young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal put the team in trouble.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's brilliant batting, but big mistake in fielding

In this match, Yashasvi Jaiswal proved his usefulness by scoring a brilliant century in batting, but on the other hand increased the problems of the team by dropping three important catches in slip fielding. During England's first innings, Yashasvi dropped a total of three catches in gully and slip, each of which proved to be heavy on Team India.

The first catch was of England opener Ben Duckett, who was dropped by Jaiswal on a personal score of 15 runs. Duckett was later dismissed after scoring 62 runs.

The second catch was of Ollie Pope, who was dropped by Jaiswal on 62 runs and he took advantage of this opportunity to hit a brilliant century (106 runs).

The third catch was of Harry Brook, who was dropped by Jaiswal on 82 runs and Brook reached 99 runs, although he missed the century.

If the catches were taken on these three occasions, England's innings could have proved to be much weaker.

Bowlers' struggle and Bumrah's brilliance

However, despite the weakness in fielding, the Indian bowlers performed well. England's team was bundled out for 465 runs in their first innings, which was just 6 runs less than India's first innings score of 471 runs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah once again showed his class and broke the back of the English batsmen by taking 5 wickets. Apart from him, Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets and Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets.

The role of fielding in Tests cannot be ignored

This match once again proves that it is very difficult to stay in the match without a good fielding setup in Test cricket. Yashasvi Jaiswal may have shone with the bat, but his fielding failure spoiled the hard work of the team. Team India desperately needs to improve in this area in the coming days, especially when it becomes necessary to capitalize on every opportunity to win matches on foreign soil.