Yashasvi Jaiswal: Yashasvi Jaiswal was not seen standing in the slip during fielding practice, had dropped catches in the Leeds Test..

The Indian team has started preparations for the Test match to be held in Edgbaston from Wednesday and they have focused on fielding, especially catching, in the training session. India had poor fielding in the Leeds Test which was one of the reasons for its defeat. India practiced hard on Monday, but Yashasvi Jaiswal's fielding position caught everyone's attention.

Yashasvi was not seen in the slip cordon.
Yashasvi was absent from the slip cordon. Yashasvi has usually been an important part of slip fielding. He dropped four catches in the Leeds Test, including Ben Duckett's catch. Yashasvi missed his catch when Duckett was playing on 97 runs. Duckett played an innings of 149 runs which changed the course of the match and England managed to win the match.

On Monday, fielding coach T Dilip conducted a slip drill in which Karun Nair was standing at the first slip, Rahul at the second slip and Shubman Gill at the third slip. Yashasvi was made to stand at leg slip, while Dhruv Jurel was standing at short leg. Indian team's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was also involved in the catching drill. Assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate observed the fielding preparations, while bowling coach Morne Morkel focused on catching practice with the other batch.

Fielding was average in the Headingley Test.

India's fielding was average in the Headingley Test and the fielders standing in the slips dropped many catches. Even Rishabh Pant behind the wicket did not look in rhythm. The Indian team has had enough time to improve its fielding. It will be interesting to see whether Yashasvi will be seen fielding in the slips during the second match or not, but the indication from the Indian team management is clear that any kind of lapse in fielding will not be tolerated.

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