ENG vs IND | Rohit Sharma rues dropped catches after the defeat in the 2nd ODI

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma attributed the massive 100-run loss in the second ODI of the three-match series against England at Lord's to dropped catches in the game.

England thrashed India by 100 runs in the second ODI to level the series 1-1 with one game to go on Sunday (July 17) at Old Trafford, Manchester. 

Batting first, the hosts were dismissed for 246 in 49 overs. Moeen Ali top scored for his team with 47. In response, India was blown away for just 146, courtesy of a sensational spell of bowling by left-arm pacer Reece Topley.

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Rohit blames poor batting for the collapse 

Speaking about the performance in the post-match presentation, Sharma heaped praise on the bowlers and claimed that the target was reasonable. However, the batting unit let the team down eventually.

"We bowled pretty well. They had the partnership in the middle with Moeen (Ali) and (David) Willey. Not that the target wasn't chasable, we just didn't get there," Rohit said during the post-match presentation ceremony. 

The Indian team was poor in the field as well. In the eighth over of the first innings, Jasprit Bumrah was guilty of dropping Jason Roy, who went on to put together a handy 41-run opening stand with Jonny Bairstow. 

After that, Prasidh Krishna dropped David Willey off Hardik Pandya's bowling while fielding at fine-leg.

Need to take catches to win games - Rohit Sharma

The Indian opener stressed on the importance of fielding well in order to win games. He summarized the game by saying that his team bowled well but didn't bat well which is why India couldn't chase a par total.

"(On the dropped catch of Willey) If you want to win games, you have to take those catches... All in all, we bowled well. We just didn't bat well. I thought the pitch would get better, but there was something for the bowlers throughout," Rohit concluded. 

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