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How Lord's victory camouflaged the failure of top Indian batsmen

New Delhi:  The whole nation including Indian contingent was on the seventh sky when team India registered a historic win at Lord's after 28 years little realising they need to have their ears on the

India TV News Desk Updated on: August 12, 2014 8:09 IST


Poor fielding:

India has dropped around 40 catches so far in the series. If these catches were taken by the Indian fielders the end result could have ended in favour of India's way This will not be acceptable even at school level cricket.

India is still searching for the specialist slip fielders after the likes of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman left the game. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja are not able to gauge the ball after it takes the outside edge of the batsmen willow. Jadeja dropping English skipper Cook on 13 of the delivery of Pankaj Singh proved so costly that it helped Cook to return to  form which was an important factor for England's victory at Southampton.

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