On the first day of the ongoing Test between England and India at Lord’s, the visitors seem to have taken an upper hand in the game. After being asked to bat first in the cloudy conditions, the Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul faced the deliveries with a great sense of calmness and composure. England bowlers were aiming to take as many wickets as possible on an opening day but the Indian batsmen had a different plan.
India capitalized on the chances to better effect and the opener went on to add 126 runs for the first wicket. While Rohit Sharma dictated terms by scoring runs at a brisk pace, KL Rahul remained completely patient. James Anderson dismissed Rohit Sharma with a peach of an in-ducker.
Rohit departed after making 83 which he scored with the help of 11 fours and a six. After getting rid of Rohit Sharma, Anderson dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara in the second session itself. England cricketers Dominic Sibley and Haseeb Hameed were involved in a hilarious incident at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.
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Soon as when Curran delivered a ball wide outside the off-stump and the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli nudged the ball towards the boundary. Meanwhile, Dominic Sibley and Haseeb Hameed were seen chasing the ball. While both of them were close, they nearly reached the ball at the same time. It was when the drama unfolded.
Here is the video of the incident:
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In order to avoid any collision, Dom Sibley and both the fielders backed out. They thought that the other one would dive to save the ball from touching the boundary. While both slowed down and it resulted in a drama.
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Both of them put on a full-blooded dive at the same time. The video of the same went viral on social media. Hameed’s dive was way away from the ball while, Sibley stopped the ball from reaching the boundary. Talking about the same, on commentary, Harsha Bhogle said, “I think Haseeb Hameed’s was ‘I’m getting away from the ball kind of dive’ while Dom Sibley’s was ‘towards the ball kind of dive’.
