India drop 55 catches in 32 T20Is this year

India caught 74.4 per cent of their chances in T20Is this year, 11th out of 12 full-member nations, CricViz data shows. That's 55 drops across 32 matches, up from 33 drops in 26 matches in 2024 and 26 in 19 matches in 2025.

Tilak Varma held the most catches for India with 23, yet he dropped nine himself. Abhishek Sharma succeeded on 57.8 per cent of his attempts and Washington Sundar on 62.5 per cent. The new fielding coach, Subhadeep Ghosh, took over from T Dilip, but the slide continued.

Former fielding coach R Sridhar said the problem is cultural. Fielding never had the same structure as batting or bowling, and domestic cricket still pushes young players to bat first and field second.