The Indian opener Rohit Sharma was seen showering praises at his partner KL Rahul after the batsman smashed a gritty century against England on the opening day of the ongoing second Test on Thursday at Lord’s. Rohit and Rahul provided India with a solid start as they stitched a century-run stand for the opening wicket. While Rohit failed to reach the three-figure mark, Rahul scored an unbeaten 127 as India dominated the day against England.

Talking about Rahul at the end of the day’s play, Rohit said, “It’s the best I have seen KL (Rahul) bat. He was very much in control from ball one and at no given point it looked like he was confused or was thinking too much. Today was his day and he really made it count. He was very clear with his plans and when you trust your plans, it definitely works.”

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On the eve of the first Test, Mayank Agarwal was ruled out of the opening match. Rahul made the most of the opportunity and led India’s charge at the opening slot in that game.

Talking about Rahul further, Rohit Sharma said, “Honestly, there was no discussion as KL was not supposed to play the first game and Mayank was supposed to play that game. Unfortunately, he (Mayank) got hit on his head and he missed out due to concussion and then only KL stepped in.”

Talking about his partnership with Rahul, Rohit said,” Once we went out to bat, we were discussing what we need to do and things like that. Yes, it’s the first time I have opened with KL in Test cricket but I have batted with him a number of times. We know each other’s games, we understand each other’s game.”

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At the end of Day 1, KL Rahul was unbeaten and Rohit’s classy 83-run knock helped India take the opening day honors at the Home of Cricket.