‘Everyone knows what was going on…’: KL Rahul takes a dig at England openers

KL Rahul slams England openers

Star Indian batter KL Rahul acknowledged that while it’s certainly challenging for an opener to bat for a couple of overs after fielding all day, it was clear to everyone that England were intentionally trying to delay play during the final over of Day 3 at Lord’s.

“I have seen him (Gill) fired up, but we wanted to bowl two overs. There were six minutes left. Two overs is a no-brainer that any team will bowl two overs with six minutes to go,” Rahul said while speaking at the post-match press conference.

“It’s a bit of theatrics at the end. We were all pumped up either way because we know how difficult it is for a batter to come in to bat for two overs when you have been in the field all day,” Rahul added.

“We were hoping we could get a wicket there and a wicket at the end of the day’s play would have been perfect for us. What happened at the end is just part of the game now,” Rahul said.

“I understand from an opener’s point of view. I know exactly what was going on, and everyone knows exactly what was going on. But an opener will understand completely what happened in the last five minutes,” Rahul added. 

Meanwhile, star Indian batter KL Rahul brought up his second century at the iconic Lord’s, anchoring the innings as India matched England’s first-innings total of 387. It was a hard-fought third day on a wearing pitch, leaving the Test evenly poised heading into Day 4.