Dubai: At first, it was acceptable, a cricketing error that can happen sometimes. Then, it became comical, segueing into the alarming and eventually the farcical.

India’s catching at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Wednesday in the Asia Cup tie against Bangladesh was an unmitigated horror show, accomplished catchers competing with each other for top (?) honours in a bloopers package that made for embarrassing viewing.

Five dropped catches in 20 overs doesn’t behove any international side, let alone one that has ruled the T20I landscape with unquestioned authority. What exacerbates the woes against Bangladesh is that it can’t be written as a one-off, as a collective bad day.

After all, India did shell four in the previous outing against Pakistan, also in the Super Four

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