June 25, 2025
Michael Vaughan pokes fun at India’s fielding lapses at Headingley


Former England captain Michael Vaughan delivered a humorous jibe at India after their fielders faltered in the first Test at Headingley. Taking a playful dig at India’s performance, Vaughan joked on X:
Just to let you all know, I have offered myself to India as a fielding coach .. My academy does a roaring trade ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
India dropped a total of seven catches during the match, with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal responsible for four of them, including a crucial drop of Ben Duckett on 97, who later went on to score 149 in England's winning chase of 371. Other misfields included drops by Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja, all adding to India’s fielding woes
Vaughan expanded on his cheeky offer in a follow-up comment, pointing out the damage caused by the dropped catches: “If India had fielded anything like they would have had at least a 150 run lead … now they might end up with a deficit.”
His remarks drew mixed reactions from fans, with many praising the joke, while others called for India to tighten their catching.
These India fielding blunders proved expensive in a game already rich in dramatic twists and turns-England participated in a fourth-innings record-breaking chase to win by five wickets. A number of the missed catches were early in the proceedings and changed the momentum, with England batters establishing a good footing.
Although the jibe is in good humour, it raises a very noticeable area of concern in the Indian fielding unit. Improved fielding may be the only thing to determine whether India can seal a comeback or trail even deeper into the series as it goes on. Aggressive batting led England to win, although it could have increased the gap further had they taken cleaner catches.
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