India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul played fantastically well in the first innings of the second Test match against England at Lord’s. The duo added 126 runs at the top which provided India with a strong foundation to build on as the visitors registered a fantastic win over hosts by 151 runs.

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra in his latest YouTube video addressed these performances and lauded the Rohit-Rahul duo for their amazing opening partnership.

“They did a very good performance at the start in the last match as well. First innings of this Test match on Day 1, it was like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. You had lost the toss, the opposing team had opted to field, there was some moisture and the overhead conditions were quite heavy,” Chopra said.

“Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul is a new opening pair. If your opening partnership becomes so strong consistently, you will never be looking back,” he added.

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The cricketer-turned-commentator then talked about how when Rohit Sharma was dominating English pacers, Rahul stayed on the backfoot but after the Mumbai-based batsman’s dismissal, KL Rahul shifted gears and went on to get an amazing century.

“First Rohit Sharma dominates, after that Rahul dominates. An opening partnership of more than 100 with that kind of class, panache, potential, promise and pedigree. It was just unreal,” Chopra said in a YouTube video on his channel.

“The way Rohit is batting, of course he played the pull shot to get out in the second innings, but Rohit's class is beyond doubt and KL Rahul showed his range. Whenever you want, you can call upon either of them and you will find that they are very very good, efficient and effective,” he further said.

After winning the Lord’s Test match, India went 1-0 up in the five-match Test series with the next match scheduled to be played at Headingley in Leeds from 25 August.