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Inzamam-ul-Haq praises Rohit Sharma for an amazing start against England
By SMCS - Aug 13, 2021 9:28 pm
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has praised India opener, Rohit Sharma, for his batting on Day 1 of the Lord’s Test against England. Sharma scored 83 and helped to provide a good start as well.

inzamam-ul-haq
inzamam-ul-haq

While speaking on his YouTube channel, he said: “India had already signalled their intention with their performance in the first Test. Fast bowlers get a lot of help in England for the first two hours due to the moisture. They (England) hoped for 3-4 early wickets to put India under pressure.”

Inzamam-ul-Haq also opened up about Rohit Sharma’s approach towards the England bowlers and successfully took off a lot of pressure from KL Rahul and he could play with ease as well. He also applauded the opening pair for keeping the momentum.

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“The way Rohit Sharma started against England bowlers in those conditions is commendable. India got a terrific start through him which waved off all the pressure and KL Rahul took advantage of it. Rohit Sharma had a strike rate of 57, KL Rahul had a strike rate of 51, which means that they kept the pressure on the bowlers. The batsmen who score runs slowly and sluggishly, I don’t see them scoring runs nor do I see any use of those runs,” Inzamam-ul-Haq further added.

Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma

He also opened up on Rahul’s scoring ability where he had a lot of important away Test hundreds as well. “Very few batsmen have such a record where their initial 8-10 centuries are away from home. You might have seen plenty of players with away centuries, but usually they score their first set of hundreds at home, gain experience and then score away. However, KL Rahul’s system is the opposite,” Inzamam-ul-Haq concluded.

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Meanwhile, Team India have managed to post 364 runs in the first innings, having finished Day 1 on 276/3. KL Rahul scored a brilliant 129 alongside Ravindra Jadeja’s 40 as well.