KL Rahul spoke about the fiery exchanges between his teammates and the England players after the visitors registered a famous 151-run victory over the hosts in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday. Tensions between the two teams flared on the final day when a frustrated England side started sledging tailenders Jasprit Bumrah during his record 9th-wicket partnership with Mohammed Shami.
The Indian players watched from the balcony as Jasprit Bumrah gave it back in kind with his mouth and bat before playing one of the starring roles with the ball to cap off a brilliant all-round show at the Home of Cricket. The likes of Virat Kohli, and Mohammed Siraj really got under the skin of the likes of James Anderson, Jos Buttler, and Ollie Robinson when they came out to bat.
KL Rahul: If One Goes At One Of The Indian Players, All 11 Will Come Right Back
India beat England in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday to take a 1-0 series lead in the five-match series. The match saw some dramatic twists before an unbeaten 89-run stand between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah allowed India to declare just after Lunch at 298/8 and then bowl England out with less than nine overs to go for a stalemate to register a 151-run victory.
The match also saw plenty of heated moments between the two teams. The England players took a special interest in having a go at Jasprit Bumrah after he had tried to bounce out James Anderson in the hosts’ first innings. KL Rahul, who was named player of the match for his gritty century(129) in the first innings, said that the on-field chatter ended up motivating the team to go for the win.
“With two competitive teams you’re going to see a lot of heart and great skills and some words,” the India opener said after the win.
“We don’t mind a bit of banter, but if you go after one of our guys all eleven will come right back,” KL Rahul said.
“That got us going, and the bowlers were really pumped to go out and have a crack,” he said about the on-field chat.
After England won the toss and put India in to bat, KL Rahul set up India’s 364-run total in the first innings with a brilliant knock of 129 off 250 deliveries. KL Rahul put on 126 runs with his opening partner Rohit Sharma, who fell for 83, and then a stand of 117 with his skipper Virat Kohli, who made 42.
“I’ve been looking at it every morning to see if they’ve put it up permanently,” KL Rahul said about having his name on the Lord’s Honours Board.
“Really happy that the hundred could set up a victory for India,” he said.
“Put into bat, we had to go out and give the team a good start and put up a total. The opening partnership was really crucial,” he said.
India’s pacemen produced a terrific display of swing bowling to crush England by 151 runs in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. England was bowled out for 120 in pursuit of a target of 272 on the final day, succumbing to the steady pressure built up by the Indian bowlers.
Jasprit Bumrah And Mohammed Siraj Picks 7 Wickets Among Themselves
Jasprit Bumrah (3-33) got India off to the perfect start by removing Rory Burns for a duck in the first over before Mohammed Shami (1-13) produced an unplayable out-swinger to get the better of the fellow opener, Dom Sibley, also for nought. Jasprit Bumrah got the big wicket of the in-form Joe Root (33) soon after tea, the England skipper edging to opposite number Virat Kohli at first slip.
Jos Buttler, who was dropped on two by Virat Kohli, briefly threatened to salvage a draw for the hosts but all hopes of such a result were extinguished by Mohammed Siraj (4-32), who accounted for both Jos Buttler and James Anderson in the same over, handing India only their third-ever test win at Lord’s.