One of the biggest reasons for India’s dominant performance in international cricket in the last few years has been their world class fielding. The likes of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja have made life tough for opposition batsmen with their acrobatic skills. And the importance of performing well in the field is in full display in the ongoing Test against England at Rajkot.
Not one or two, but the Indian team has dropped five catches that have helped the visitors to gain an upper hand in the series opener. England skipper Alastair Cook was dropped twice while his opening partner Haseeb Hameed was also given a reprieve. India did not have to pay a big price for their mistakes but the story of poor fielding continued on the second day too as Wriddhiman Saha dropped Ben Stokes twice. The hosts are paying a big price this time as the English all-rounder is taking full-advantage of Saha’s error.
As expected, the Twitterati trolled the Indian team for their poor show on the field. Here are some of the reactions.
Trump elected and India has held a catch. The shocks keep coming.#IndvsEng
— Richard Hinds (@rdhinds) November 10, 2016
When life gives you chance make it ms dhoni ,not karan akmal @wriddhiman saha. Unlucky Umesh, for the 4th time. Damn #IndvsEng
— Shreyas patel (@Why_So_Shreyas_) November 10, 2016
Indian team in @Premgiamaren mode. 6th catch dropped already in the innings. #IndvsEng
— Madras Kaaran (@MadrasKarann) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Jeyaprakash586/status/796586939730329601
Now people would get to know the value & presence of MS Dhoni in the team. Hie Saha fans! :)) #IndvsEng
— Vishwajith Ravisankar (@Vishwajith04) November 10, 2016
Saha is dropping catches as if he's dropping 500s 1000s notes, the Indian Kamran Kamal #IndvsEng
— Darthvadoring (@darthvadoring) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/kazisahab08/status/796602700519587840
And they were like….#Saha is better than #Dhoni #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/OZBrdSuPju
— AstroVicky (@ibu_hatelaa) November 10, 2016
Admit it WridhhiMan Saha Doing A #SurgicalStrikes On Umesh Yadav. ? #IndvsEng #INDvENG
— $ir Manish Pandey (@manish_pie) November 10, 2016
When you look at Umesh Yadav's bowling figures,do bear in mind what they might have looked like with a bit more support in the field.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/796585370078957569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/MadridistaSays/status/796589352499310592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Players should have been allowed to go to the bank today. #INDvENG
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) November 10, 2016
He should be Riddhiman Swaha. That W is just misplaced. #IndvsEng
— Vinod Ramnath (@NaanumEngineer) November 10, 2016
Current England XI's highest first class score and India already dropped five catches this doesn't look good ? pic.twitter.com/751FEsz2XA
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 10, 2016