Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has praised KL Rahul for scoring his second hundred at Lord’s in the third Test against England as well. While saying that critics might still criticize Rahul, he also added that the stylish batter deserves praise for playing a stunning knock. However, Rahul scored 100 runs off 177 deliveries as India matched England’s first innings score of 387 on Day 3 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Another century at Lord’s. He was the Player of the Match the last time India played and won here. He has become the first Indian opener to score two centuries at Lord’s. His name has gone twice on the honors board. The Lord’s ground is historic. Sunny bhai, Kohli and Sachin paaji’s names are not there.”

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“I don’t think even Brian Lara and AB de Villiers’ names are there either. These names are not there, but he is there now twice. Once again, criticism might come his way. It’s written in his luck that he will remain an ultra-criticized guy. Someone or other will keep finding some shortcomings, but let’s acknowledge the fact that he batted extremely well,” he further added.

While praising KL Rahul’s approach and strokeplay, Aakash Chopra also stated that his dismissal was slightly disappointing too as well.

“He played a proper Test match knock, where he didn’t go fishing. He allowed the ball to come to him, played very well on his legs, and hit balls into gaps. I think he is the best driver. He is doing that job the best in the ongoing Test series. He got out immediately after the century, a soft dismissal in the slips against Shoaib Bashir, and that was slightly disappointing,” he said.

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“If we read his career’s trajectory, many times he starts the series strongly, but then he tapers off. That’s not the case here. He has scored four centuries in England. He has scored only one century at home. He hasn’t got a long run at home. However, away from home, he has been the most dependable opener, if you talk about the modern era,” Aakash Chopra concluded.