India's narrow 22-run loss to England in the third Test at Lord's has sparked debate over what went wrong in a match they were expected to win, chasing just 193 runs.
Despite a fighting effort from the lower order, the visitors fell short. This allowed England to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
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Former cricketer Dinesh Karthik, analysing the match on Sky Sports, highlighted three crucial moments that swung the game in England's favour.
From a costly batting collapse to missed chances and avoidable extras, these errors proved decisive.
Dinesh Karthik points out 3 mistakes that cost India the Lord's Test
1. First-innings collapse: 376/6 to 387 all out
India looked set to build a big lead in the first innings after reaching 376/6 but instead lost their last four wickets for just 11 runs. They finished level with England's total.
Karthik believes this collapse hurt India's chances badly.
"You’ve got to look at 376-6 in the first innings to 387 all out. Again, a bit of a mini-collapse," Karthik said.
That stumble allowed England to stay in the contest and left India's middle and lower order exposed - something that would come back to haunt them again.
2. Costly drop: KL Rahul misses to dismiss Jamie Smith
Another key moment was in England's first innings when KL Rahul dropped Jamie Smith early in his knock. Smith went on to score a crucial 51.
It formed a late recovery that pushed England to 387 from 271/7.
"The catch that KL Rahul dropped - Jamie Smith on five in the first innings. How much do those things matter to you?" Karthik questioned.
Combined with Brydon Carse's 56, England's lower order added more than 100 runs after the drop.
3. India concede 63 extras in the match
India's discipline with the ball was also in question. They conceded a massive 63 extras across both innings with 32 of them coming in England's second innings alone - third on the list of contributors behind Root and Stokes.
While Dhruv Jurel had a tough time with late movement and Lord's slope, the extras allowed England to post a fighting total of 192 in the second innings.
India have work to do before the Old Trafford Test
The Lord's Test exposed some familiar problems for India: failure to finish off innings, inconsistent catching and a lack of discipline with the ball.
With a long break before the fourth Test in Old Trafford, Manchester, the team management has time to regroup, but the margin for error has shrunk.