Rohit Sharma, playing in his 23rd Test outside India, missed out on a well-deserved century by 17 runs on Thursday. The right-hander started positively in testing conditions, allowing KL Rahul to take his time at the other end. He settled into a free-flowing groove after crossing his half-century and hit 11 boundaries and a six during his 145-ball knock.
In an interaction with Cricbuzz after the day’s play, Michael Vaughan said:
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul’s 126-run opening partnership got India off to the perfect start at Lord’s, with the latter going on to hit an unbeaten 127. The visitors concluded the first day with 276 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets.
“Rohit Sharma-KL Rahul partnership may be the difference between the two teams” - Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan added that the opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, which has given consistent starts in every innings so far in this series, could be the difference between India and England.
Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane will look to negotiate the second new ball before trying to push India’s total past the 400-run mark. Day 2’s play will start at 3:30 PM IST.
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