The first Test of the 5-match series between England and India is underway and it has been quite eventful so far. After the hosts were bundled up for a meager score of 183 runs, the Indian openers started cautiously, but a brilliant spell of James Anderson in which he took a wicket on consecutive balls left India in a spot of bother. Amidst this, when Rishabh Pant came out playing his natural game and the West Indies legend Brian Lara was all praises for Pant.
The Indian openers managed to add as many as 97 runs with no loss to give the team a flying start. Rohit Sharma then walked back looking to play a pull shot while facing Robinson and was caught at fine-leg by Curran. Anderson sent Pujara and Kohli in quick succession which was followed by the unfortunate run-out of Ajinkya Rahane.
This led to Rishabh Pant deciding to come hard on the field and going by his natural game, he looked to play attacking cricket. This approach of Pant impressed Brian Lara as he took it to Twitter to express about the same.
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Rishabh Pant was seen smashing the ball over the covers to get off the mark in his own distinct style. He displayed his intentions clearly by smashing the ball quite early in the innings. Lara motivated Pant to keep the scoreboard ticking as he wrote: “That’s it @RishabhPant17take the attack to them!! Keep the scoreboard ticking over.”
That’s it @RishabhPant17 take the attack to them!! Keep the scoreboard ticking over.
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) August 5, 2021
India ended the second day of the first Test match trailing by 58 runs. Rain and bad light had interrupted the game on day one that cut the action short. After having a good start the Indian team lost their middle-order in a matter of minutes and it now becomes a testing time for the side.
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On day one the pacers did a splendid job by sticking to the right line and lengths. They seemed to take a lot of pace off the ball to make the most of the England conditions. The Indian batsmen now will have the responsibility of giving a healthy lead and staying a bit resilient on the field.
