In the Oval Test, India had set a target of 374 runs in front of England. When the England team was chasing this target, Mohammad Siraj was seen apologizing to the famous Krishna in front of thousands of fans on one occasion. After all, why did Siraj have to do this? Actually, this matter is related to leaving a catch, which would not have to struggle much for the fourth wicket in the Oval Test. The picture of Siraj and Krishna is becoming very viral.

Why did Mohammad Siraj apologize?

This case is of the 35th over of England’s innings. The famous Krishna came to bowl and on the first ball of the over, Harry Brook hit an aerial shot, Mohammad Siraj, standing on the boundary, caught the catch. The ball was in Siraj’s hands, but while handling himself, his leg was touched by the boundary. Brook was batting at a score of just 19 at that time. This catch was overshadowed by Team India because Brook has completed the fifty in the Oval Test till this article was written.

On the other hand, there was a smile on the famous Krishna’s face that Siraj would catch a catch, but as soon as Siraj entered the boundary, the smile on Krishna’s face turned into disappointment. After that Siraj went to Krishna and both shook hands. This picture of him is becoming fiercely viral on social media.

Siraj Apologizing to Prasidh Krishna. pic.twitter.com/ddjhnocaur

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The score of 300 has never been chased in The Oval

In the Test being played at The Oval ground, India had targeted 374 runs before England. History is a witness that a target of more than 300 has never been chased in Test cricket here. The most successful run chase at the Oval grounds was in the year 1902, when England successfully chased the target of 263 runs against Australia.

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Ind vs eng 1st test: The Indian team has taken a slight lead of 6 runs over England in the first innings. Team India scored 471 runs in the first innings, on the other hand the English team’s first innings ended for 465 runs. Apart from Oli Pope and Harry Brook, no England batsman could play a big innings, despite how the British team scored 465 runs. After all, what mistakes were made from Team India, due to which it could take a lead of just 6 runs in the first innings.

1. Harry Brook, Bumrah threw no balls on zero

The England team had once scored 206 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 48 overs. Harry Brook had come to the crease, when Mohammad Siraj caught a brilliant catch of Harry Brook off Jasprit Bumrah in the 49th over. Brook would be dismissed at a score of zero, but then the umpire indicated a no-ball. As a result of the release of this catch, Brook scored 99 runs.

2. Team India left 6 catches, Brook-Pope got 2-2 life

The poor fielding of the Indian team also became a big reason, due to which the England team could score 465 runs. Harry Brook survived the score of zero, while another catch of Brook was missed in this innings. Oli Pope, who played 106 runs, also got 2 lives. One of these catch was initially left by Yashasvi Jaiswal, on which Bumrah was very disappointed. At the same time, Indian fielders also left a catch of Jamie Smith and Ben Docket.

3. Shardul Thakur did not show confidence

Shardul Thakur is usually known for bowling well with a new and semi-new ball. In the first Test against England, a spell must have been done in 20 overs before him. But the first over from Thakur was done in the 40th over of the innings, by then the ball was old. Captain Gill did not use Shardul Thakur’s ability. Only 6 overs were given to him.

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