India struggled in the slip cordon during the opening Test against England, with fielding errors proving costly. Yashasvi Jaiswal put down four catches that allowed England to build momentum. The missed opportunities contributed to England’s dominant performance and helped them take a 1-0 lead.
However, the former cricketer went for Sachin Tendulkar over Rahane. Kumble continued to pick Tendulkar over Cheteshwar Pujara and VVS Laxman. The leg-spinner finally gave up on Sachin when Mohammad Azharuddin's name came up.
India's greatest slip fielder ✨ pic.twitter.com/Nf7buMNHqm
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Anil Kumble Picks Rahul Dravid Over Virat Kohli and Mohammad Azharuddin
Anil Kumble continued to pick Mohammad Azharuddin over Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer, and Shubman Gill. Kumble also backed Azharuddin over Virat Kohli in the challenge. The former captain finally gave up on Azharuddin to pick Rahul Dravid in the battle
Most Catches for India in Tests + ODIs + T20Is:
Player Matches Innings Catches Most in Match Virat Kohli 550 659 336 3 Rahul Dravid 504 565 333 4 M Azharuddin 433 509 261 5 Sachin Tendulkar 664 823 256 4 Rohit Sharma 499 561 230 3India and England Begin Second Test of Five-Match Series at Edgbaston
Jasprit Bumrah was rested to manage his workload, while Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan were also left out. Akash Deep, Washington Sundar, and Nitish Kumar Reddy were included.
Captain Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 114 off 216 balls, his second century of the series. Ravindra Jadeja supported him with 41* off 67 balls. By stumps on Day 1, India were in a strong position at 310/5 after 85 overs.
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