KL Rahul left the third Test easy catch (photo- PTI)
Team India has done very well in batting and bowling in the England Test series, but in fielding, the players have failed to leave their mark. In the third Test from Team India, opener KL Rahul left England’s Jamie Smith’s easy catch in slip. This ball came directly into KL Rahul’s hands but Indian players could not catch this catch and Smith got a big life. Siraj also looked very disappointed after seeing Rahul’s fielding. He did not expect this from his team partner.
Catch catch on Siraj’s ball
Rahul left this catch on Siraj’s ball. Jamie Smith wanted to play a big shot off Siraj’s ball. However, the ball went with his bat and went to Rahul standing on the second slip, who left the catch. In this series, Team India left 7 catches in the first Test match, due to which England won the match by 5 wickets. In the second Test too, there were many opportunities from Team India. Now the same was seen in the third Test. There is not much improvement in the fielding of Team India in this series.
After the release of this catch, Jamie Smith scored fast and scored fast. Not only this, he has added more than 50 runs for the eighth wicket with Bridan Cars. Not only this, Smith completed the fastest 1000 runs in Test cricket. He made this achievement in 21 innings and he has reached the top in this list with Quinton de Kock.
The series is at a thrilling turn
In this Test series, the batsmen of both teams have performed amazing. Currently, the 5 match Test series is at 1-1. In the third Test match, experienced batsman Joe Root made a valuable contribution of 104 runs for England. Apart from Joe Root, captain Ben Stokes scored 44 runs while Oli Pope also scored 44 runs. Team India will also be eyeing the third Test.
