NEW DELHI: India got here up with their one of many worst fielding efforts within the latest previous by placing down three regulation catches in the course of the Asia Cup match towards Nepal in Pallekele on Monday.
The Indian fielders spoiled their skipper Rohit Sharma’s resolution to bowl first as Shreyas Iyer dropped Nepal opener Kushal Bhurtel at first slip on the final supply of the primary over bowled by Mohammed Shami.

Bhurtel obtained a thick outdoors edge off in need of a great size supply however the ball popped out of Iyer’s palms within the slip cordon.
In no time it turned two drops in two balls with one other Nepal opener Aasif Sheikh getting a life on the primary ball of the second over. Virat Kohli dropped a sitter at brief cowl off Mohammed Siraj
Kohli swiftly sure to his left, obtained into a clumsy place and fumbled. Siraj bowled an overpitched supply as Sheikh tried a lofted drive, the ball sailed by the air however managed to flee any fielder’s grasp.
Shami discovered himself unfortunate once more when Ishan Kishan joined Iyer and Kohli to make a 3rd dropped likelihood within the fifth over giving Bhurtel one other reprieve.
Bhurtel mistimed his pull shot that went straight behind the wickets however Kishan moved to his left and made a large number of a easy likelihood.
India’s first Group A match towards Pakistan on the similar venue was washed out on Saturday.