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Yashasvi Jaiswal faces backlash after dancing in front of English fans despite dropping four catches — critics question team discipline, saying things would be different under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
Yashasvi Jaiswal came under criticism from fans after a video surfaced showing him dancing and mingling with the English crowd shortly after he dropped a crucial catch of Ben Duckett.
India’s heavy defeat in the opening Test at Headingley has left fans deeply frustrated, and much of the spotlight has fallen on Yashasvi Jaiswal. The young batter had a match to forget, particularly in the slips, where he dropped over six catches across both innings. The criticism intensified after a video surfaced online showing Jaiswal smiling and dancing shortly after dropping yet another catch on Day 5—a moment that hasn’t sat well with supporters already disheartened by the team’s performance.
While Jaiswal’s century in the first innings stood out on paper, his repeated lapses in the field turned out to be costly at crucial moments. He dropped multiple chances in the first innings and then gave Ben Duckett a reprieve in the second, allowing him to close in on a century. However, what truly drew criticism was a viral clip that surfaced shortly after. In the video, Jaiswal appears to be in high spirits—smiling, dancing—just moments after dropping Duckett, which many felt was poorly timed and insensitive, especially as Duckett edged closer to three figures.
Fans were quick to point out the optics. The atmosphere was understandably sombre as England pulled off their second-highest successful chase in Test history, calmly reeling in a formidable target of 371. Ben Duckett set the tone with a sublime 149, while Zak Crawley’s elegant 65 helped inflict early damage. Although a wobble in the middle order gave India a flicker of hope, Joe Root (53) and debutant Jamie Smith (44) steered the visitors home with an unbroken 71-run partnership, sealing the win with poise and control.
