IND vs Eng 3rd Test: KL Rahul Virender crosses Sehwag, joins Sunil Gavaskar in a rare record

KL Rahul appeared calm, centered and completely under control at Lord’s on Friday. By the end of the day 2, he quietly moved to a elite company among the Asian openers with frequent performance in some of the most difficult testing situations in the world.Most of the army testing by Asian openers 50+ 19 – Sunil Gavaskar12 -D Karunaratne 11 – KL Rahul 10 – Saeed Anwar 10 – Virender Sehwag 10 – Tamim Iqbal With his unbeaten half-century against England, Rahul now has 11 scores of fifty or more in army countries-South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. Only two other Asian openers have done it more often: Sunil Gavaskar (19) and Dimuth Karunratne (12). Rahul now sits behind him, passing through the choice of Sehwag, Tamim Iqbal and Saeed Anwar. It was a special knock, not only due to milestone but also due to pressure. India lost Shubman Gill quickly, and both Yashsavi Jaiswal and Karun Nair were out after starting early. At 65 for three, the innings could slip. But Rahul, as he has done many times before, was dug and slowly made with Rishabh Pant.

Through the cover, Rahul’s time brought the crowd into life, and his shot selection stood on a pitch, with some help for the bowlers. He barely took a risk but kept the scoreboard ticking.

Earlier in the day, Jasprit Bumrah burnt Lord’s with five wickets, which named his name on the board and took Kapil Dev for the most five-for by an Indian bowler outside Asia. Among the stumps, India was 145 for three, Rahul was unbeaten on 58. His quiet determination once again reminded everyone as to why he remains one of India’s most trusted batsmen.