Catches win matches is an age-old saying that always rings true in cricket, be it in any format of the game. Indian fielders forgot the saying it seems, during the ongoing first Test match against England in Leeds. On Day three of the first Test, Indian fielders were guilty of dropping as many as six catches. Some were absolute sitters, which at this level, dropping is considered a sin. A lot it is being written about the visitors fielding efforts, but premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah does not want to put more pressure on the Shubman Gill & Co.
The visitors' fielders' horrible display, resulted in England trailing by just six runs in reply to the visitors' first innings total of 471 runs. As many four catches were dropped of Bumrah's bowling, which left him extremely frustrated.
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"I am disappointed for a second when catches are dropped. It's part and parcel of the game, and the guys are new and working so hard. I don't want to create a scene and put more pressure on them. Nobody is doing it intentionally. So they will learn from this experience," Bumrah said at the press conference at the end of the day's play.
The very first catch put down of the speedster's bowling was of Ben Duckett in the fifth over. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the culprit. Later, Ravindra Jadeja - considered India's best fielder dropped a straightforward chance. Ollie Pope was also given a reprieve on (60). The right-hand batter capitalized on the missed chance by Jaiswal by scoring his 9th Test century.
Jasprit Bumrah reflects on no-balls bowled by him & rest of the bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah was also guilty of overstepping when he dismissed Harry Brook for zero at fag end of Day two. The 31-year-old stated the physical exertion throughout the 90 overs resulted in him being a bit tired, which resulted in a loss in concentration. Bumrah & Co. bowled seven no-balls in the first innings.
"When you are running to bowl down the slope, and you are a little tired, no balls can happen, especially because we in India are used to bowling on simple, straight grounds," he commented.
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"We had a very good first day. We wanted to capitalize more. There are a few shots we reflected on, and we don't want to repeat those mistakes in the second innings and put up a big total," he concluded.
At the end of Day three, India are 90 for the loss of two wickets, with KL Rahul and skipper Shubman Gill at the crease.
