Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have started well in the second innings of the ongoing fourth Test against England. At the end of the second day, India scored 43/0 with Rahul batting on 22* and Rohit on 20* runs.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq lauded the Indian openers for coming out of their shell and playing positive cricket in the second innings. They gave the team a good start in the first two Test matches which reflected in the outcome of the match.
Rohit and Rahul had failed to put up a strong partnership in the last three innings, which includes the third Test and first innings of the fourth Test. The visitors were bowled out on 78, 278, and 191 when the openers couldn't post runs for the first wicket.
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"The Indian openers, who were in a shell before this, were seen coming a little out of it. A lead of 100 runs is not small on this surface, but inspite of that, I feel that the talk has been done in the dressing room to play more positive cricket. It's not that they scored at a very quick rate but their body language shows to not spare any loose balls," Inzamam opined on his Youtube channel.
"Looking at the batting of Rohit Sharma and Rahul, it seemed like they will score off deliveries in their range. India have not scored that many runs, but it is the right thinking and approach."
India conceded 99 runs lead in the first innings after England scored 290 runs in reply to their 191 runs. But Inzamam feels that the Virat Kohli-led team still have a very good chance to take control of the match by batting out Day 3.
"Virat's batting will be very crucial. It's obvious that he is the main player of the Indian team, he's world-class. So when the opposition team takes his wicket, they get their morale up. It is important for Virat to score on Day 3, since the team needs it as well, it is also the requirement of captaincy. Kohli is a stroke player, he has to play strokes for the bowlers to be under pressure."
