"I Am Happy That Today I Could Go out There and Show a Lot of Discipline" – KL Rahul
KL Rahul was immensely pleased with the way he handled the swinging conditions in the first Test against England especially against the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. He had a disappointing 2018 tour against the same opponents but came back strong this time around to score a watchful 84 in the first innings.
He ensured India gained a lead after forming a couple of partnerships with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. Talking to the media after the end of the day’s play, Rahul described the conditions as tough.
“I used to have a lot of thoughts in my mind. I felt I could play two or three different shots for every given ball in red-ball cricket, so that was something I realized, I had to learn to control. Sometimes when the going gets tough or the wickets are challenging, playing against good bowlers when the ball is swinging, you have to hold back some of those shots.”
“Almost 600 wickets each, challenging to play against them” – KL Rahul
Two legends in England’s Test cricket history, James Anderson and Stuart Broad were in full flow with the conditions aiding them. So to survive the barrage of testing deliveries against them was challenging, according to Rahul.
“It is challenging to play here. They have a world-class bowling attack. Anderson and Broad, those who watch cricket, know how skillful they are, and they have done it time and again. Almost 600 wickets each, challenging to play against them. It was a good wicket. But having to play against the likes of these two is no batsman’s dream, but I always wanted to,” the Karnataka batsman revealed.
At the end of play on Day 3, Rory Burns and Dom Sibley survived and took England to 25/0, trailing India by 70 runs, before rain forced the close of play.
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