While KL Rahul hit a brilliant hundred and remained unbeaten on 127, Rohit Sharma was the dominant partner in the opening stand of 126. He hit 11 fours and a six in his innings before being cleaned up by a beauty from James Anderson. India ended the day in a strong position, at 276 for 3.
Reviewing Day 1 at Lord’s, Lloyd wrote in his column for the Daily Mail:
On England’s bowling, the former cricketer opined that the hosts were clearly missing the injured Stuart Broad. He also questioned England’s decision to not have a short leg for fast bowlers. Lloyd further wrote in his column:
Anderson was England’s best bowler of the day with figures of 2 for 52 from 20 overs.
Not anything I could have done about that: Rohit Sharma on his dismissal
Rohit Sharma admitted he was disappointed to miss out on what would have been a much-cherished hundred at Lord’s. The opener was done in by an excellent in-swinger from Anderson.
Speaking to the media at the end of the first day’s play, Rohit Sharma said:
On how he curbed his natural instincts to play the long innings, Rohit added:
Rohit Sharma was dismissed in the 30s in the WTC final as well as in the first innings in Nottingham before finally converting a start into a substantial score at Lord’s.
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