India’s loss at Headingley has got fans fuming. The team looked lost and one player is in the eye of the storm Yashasvi Jaiswal.
It’s not just the dropped catches that have got everyone upset. It’s what came after. Jaiswal scored a century in the first innings. That should’ve been the headline. But instead fans are talking about what he did in the slips.
He dropped four catches in the match. That’s the most by an Indian player in a Test.
And it wasn’t just numbers those drops hurt. They reportedly cost India over 250 runs. Big moments were given away. Ben Duckett? Let off. Twice.
As if the dropped catches weren’t bad enough, a video started doing the rounds on Day 5. It showed Jaiswal smiling, dancing and having fun with the English crowd. That would’ve been fine—if India hadn’t just lost the match.
Fans were stunned. “How can you be dancing after such a defeat?” was the mood across social media. It looked like he wasn’t feeling the pressure or worse didn’t care.
This line kept coming up again and again online. People remembered the discipline under Rohit Sharma.
They said if he was still captain, Jaiswal wouldn’t have dared to behave this way. Many felt that the team under Rohit had more fire, more focus and wouldn’t tolerate this kind of attitude after a poor performance.
Some fans even went a step too far. They asked, “Did Jaiswal fix the match?” Let’s be clear there is zero proof of anything like that. No evidence. No report. Just frustration talking.
Jaiswal had a terrible game in the field. He was careless. He lacked awareness. But that doesn’t mean there’s corruption. Allegations like fixing are serious and need facts not emotions.
Jaiswal is just 22. He’s young. He’ll make mistakes. But the issue here is not just dropped catches it’s the attitude that followed. Fans can forgive errors. They can’t forgive looking happy when the team is down and out.
He has a lot to learn. And the dressing room needs to send that message loud and clear.
Because Test cricket is not just about scoring runs. It’s about showing heart when your team needs it most. And that’s exactly what was missing in Leeds.
Jaiswal is busy dancing with England fans after India already lost the match. He dropped 6 catches in this game, costing over 250 runs. No Indian player has ever dropped more catches in a single Test. Did Jaiswal fix the match?
— (@SG77Era) June 24, 2025
