KL Rahul drops catch, then subtly blames Ravindra Jadeja quick over rate, here’s what the replays revealed
GH News July 08, 2025 11:06 AM
New Delhi: An Indian bowling group without Jasprit Bumrah took all 20 wickets and propelled Shubman Gill led side to a dominant win to draw up the series after a thumping one-sided win against England leveled the five-match series. In Edgbaston Mohammed Siraj Akash Deep Ravindra Jadeja and Prasidh Krishna stepped up and India convincingly won the game by 336 runs against Ben Stokes-led England. It was a day to remember for Akash Deep and Shubman Gill who came out as the most standout players in the comprehensive victory of the visitors. The most impressive star with the bat was Shubman Gill who scored a whopping 430 runs in the game 269 runs in the first innings and 161 in the second innings. In the stipulated time Akash Deep made a mark with the ball as he managed to take ten wickets in total including a remarkable six-wicket haul in the second innings. Even though Ravindra Jadeja did not take a lot of wickets he was just as important as he held the flow of runs and put constant pressure on English batters. Jadejas impressive performance Jadeja relentlessly invaded the rough areas to make survival hard for English batters. When India were inching closer towards a win and only required two wickets he almost dismissed Brydon Carse but KL Rahul dropped a catch at slips in a manner that denied Jadeja the wicket he so richly deserved. Jadeja bowled the third delivery of the 57th over on a length outside leg stump. The ball turned sharply and Brydon Carse was taken by surprise back-footing again in trying to make a defence. An outside edge was next when it sailed low to slip-side of KL Rahul. But alas Rahul responded just a second too late and wasted the chance - much to the dismay of the Indian camp. Why KL Rahul is not responsible for the dropped catch But replay had quickly shown that KL Rahul was still adjusting the field just before Jadeja released the ball. The quick pace of over-rate of the left-arm spinner was something that even his team-mate must not have expected and thus the hastiness of the same which thus led to the dropped catch. KL Rahul could be observed gesturing to one of the fielder on legside asking him to come closer to avert a single. By doing that he lost focus momentarily; at the same time Jadeja was hurling himself in to deliver the ball; all this helped make him late to react and the catch was missed. “KL Rahul was actually managing the field and Jadeja just took off. Jadeja is sometimes too quick for the batter. This time too quick for the fielder. I think that expression says it all” said Raunak Kapoor on air for JioHotstar.  
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