Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul added 83 runs in the second innings of The Oval Test.
The former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt, while reflecting on India’s dominance at The Oval, could not hold back from praising the Indian opening pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who according to him is the best in the world currently.
“If we see the current opening pairs in Test cricket, India's pair has to be the best. The special thing about them is both are all-format players. You cannot categorize them as ODI or Test or T20 specialists. They are complete players and package with great adaptabilities. They also have good control and know when to play and leave, possess innovation, patience, overcame tough periods,” Butt said in his latest YouTube video.
The left-hand opening batsman then went on to talk about how the Rohit-Rahul duo has impressed a lot of fans and pundits by their performance in these tough conditions against a world-class bowling attack.
“Batsmen won't find conditions difficult than these as James Anderson and Ollie Robinson have operated well with the Dukes ball and took advantage of the overcast conditions. Robinson has hardly bowled any bad balls. He bowled one against which Rohit got out. The first delivery with the new ball was a half-tracker without pace,” the Lahore-based cricketer said.
“Unfortunately, he got a top edge and went into the fielder's hands. So, I think bowling has been exceptional, line and lengths have been excellent; hence, this batting pair deserves a lot of credit. They have thrived against some outstanding bowling, challenging conditions, and made runs consistently,” the 36-year-old concluded.
Thus, with England openers Burns (31*) and Hameed (43*) ending day 4 without losing a wicket, it will be exciting to see how the Indian bowlers perform on the final day of this Test match as the series is levelled at 1-1.