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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has taken a hilarious dig at India for their dismal fielding performance in the first Test at Headingley.
England defeated India by five wickets in the first Test of the five-match series at Leeds, with Ben Duckett shining with a swashbuckling 149 runs.
With England requiring 350 runs on the final day, the hosts put on a record 188-run opening partnership, thanks to a shambolic fielding display from the visitors.
Michael Vaughan took to X (formerly Twitter) to highlight the Indian team’s poor show on the field.
“Just to let you all know, I have offered myself to India as a fielding coach .. My academy does a roaring trade,” he wrote.
The defeat turned the spotlight on the Indian fielders, with Yashasvi Jaiswal dropping four catches in the match. The southpaw dropped Ollie Pope on day two, who went on to score a century in England’s first innings.
Not only that, Yashasvi Jaiswal also dropped Ben Duckett in the first innings when he was batting on 67. The 23-year-old also handed a reprieve to Harry Brook while batting on 83 in the first innings; however, he was eventually dismissed on 99.
Perhaps the first innings drops did not hurt India much, but in England’s final essay, Jaiswal fumbled an easy catch of Ben Duckett when he was on 97.
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