Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that India’s mistakes have let England off the hook in the first Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He added that Team India have dropped two catches and missed out on a wicket due to a no-ball as well. However, India were bowled out for 471 in their first innings on Day 2.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Catches will have to be held. We dropped Ben Duckett’s catch, and he scored runs. We also dropped Ollie Pope’s catch, and he scored a hundred. Then there was a no-ball, and Harry Brook got a life. The way this Indian team is stacked up, it’s very young, less experienced, but talented, the basic discipline will be very important. However, catches have been dropped, whether it was by Yashasvi Jaiswal or Ravindra Jadeja, and a no-ball was bowled. So that is one problem.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that Jasprit Bumrah (3/48 in 13 overs) being the lone warrior was India’s other woes during their bowling effort as well.

“The second is that Jasprit Bumrah is looking absolutely alone. We have seen this many times. He was looking alone in Australia also. He is not getting that much support, whether it is from Mohammed Siraj or Prasidh Krishna. Bumrah is almost like a one-man arm,” he said.

“The difference is massive at the other end, and then you start thinking that he will play three matches only. If he plays only three matches, what will happen in the remaining two? Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root one more time. So we have seen the best vs best,” Aakash Chopra concluded.