India's five-wicket loss in the first Test at Headingley arrived disappointingly, particularly after the robust performances by the top-order batter. But whereas five centuries took India to a total of 371 for England, their batting in the second innings and some missed chances in the field, in particular dropped catches, also lost the game for them. Top-order batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, the first-innings centurion, dropped four catches, which provided many opportunities for England to achieve the chase. Jaiswal missed 2 catches of Ben Duckett, first on 11 and then on 97, as the English opener scored 62 before going on to make a match-winning 149. Jaiswal was also guilty of not catching Ollie Pope (dropped on 60, made 106) and Harry Brook (dropped on 83, made 99). These opportunities straightaway helped England post more than 160 runs, eventually winning the match. Former India fielding coach R Sridhar, though, came to the defense of the young opener. Sridhar referred to the challenge posed by English conditions, particularly for a player on his maiden tour. Read also: Jayden Seales fined 15% for send-off to Cummins in 1st Test. Here is what Sridhar told Sportstar "Going on the first tour to England and adapting and being a good slip fielder is not an easy task. You can practice all you want, but in the match, it's quite challenging. The conditions are very cold, so the fingers get very numb. And secondly, the Dukes ball wobbles a lot as it comes towards you. It's not easy to catch. In England, sighting is very difficult. The Oval or Leeds are two of the most challenging grounds. "Leeds has a slope which runs down from the pavilion side to the Kirkstall Lane end. And it's very windy, and that messes with your rhythm and depth perception. Even England dropped catches. It's not always about ability - often, it's about conditions," Of particular note was that the visitors lost 10 chances in the game, their most in a Test since 2011, and Jaiswal contributed four of them. Those missed chances gave England's batsmen an opportunity to take the chances and pursue the target with 14 overs in the day still remaining. Sridhar explained that Jaiswal is a great fielder and criticized the critics who have been behind the left-handed southpaw ever since. "He's actually an excellent gully fielder. Make no mistake. He's had just two bad games - one in Melbourne, one here in Leeds. Otherwise, he's been exceptional. The catches he took against Bangladesh in Kanpur were outstanding. It's easy to sit in the commentary box and criticise, but these are challenging conditions. And for many of them, it's their first experience of this environment," Sridhar added.