On the final day of the Headingley Test, Shardul Thakur sparked a brilliant comeback for India by taking two wickets in two balls. He got rid of the unstoppable-looking Ben Duckett for 149 and on the very next delivery, he dismissed Harry Brook for a golden duck. However, that wasn’t enough — India still needed six more wickets to win.
Shardul Thakur’s hilarious misfield leaves Ravindra Jadeja fuming
But soon after his heroics with the ball, Shardul was involved in a sloppy fielding moment that left Ravindra Jadeja fuming. In the 62nd over, Joe Root flicked a ball off Jadeja towards mid-on. Shardul, stationed there, ran in but slipped while trying to collect the ball. Instead of recovering quickly, he stayed on the ground for a few seconds before finally getting up and chasing it down.
What should’ve been a routine single turned into three runs after Shardul’s sloppy misfield. Captain Shubman Gill looked frustrated, but it was Jadeja who visibly lost his cool, yelling in anger at him. Shardul later appeared to blame the wet outfield for the misfield.
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Ravindra jadeja 😡 shardul thakur #shardulthakur #Jadeja pic.twitter.com/No8dUpxUAK— Indian boy (@Rizzu47135W) June 24, 2025
Meanwhile, netizens couldn’t stop laughing at Shardul Thakur’s sloppy effort. His hilarious pose after the slip triggered a meme fest, with social media users comparing it to Yuzvendra Chahal’s trademark pose on the field.
India burns the review and Shardul Thakur doesn’t get up to collect the ball in the same over. #INDvENG #ENGvsIND #Jadeja pic.twitter.com/BQ9Y2CIASR
— Just Cricket 🇮🇳 (@forjustcricket) June 24, 2025
Shardul Thakur after that misfield: pic.twitter.com/kaWSE7Bdsj
— Tech-Knight ® (@TechWiz97) June 24, 2025
Speaking of the match, Ravindra Jadeja did manage to dismiss Ben Stokes after the misfield incident, but India couldn’t break through again. England chased down the target and won the first Test by 5 wickets. Rishabh Pant’s centuries in both innings went in vain, and Shubman Gill’s century on captaincy debutcame in losing cause.
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KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal too reached triple figures. Despite five individual centuries, India lost the Test — the first team in history to suffer defeat in a match after scoring five hundreds. Ben Duckett was named Player of the Match for his 149-run innings, which ultimately helped England win the game.
