England’s bowlers were unable to deliver a breakthrough despite the ball moving a fair bit in the first hour of play. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul withstood a challenging opening barrage by James Anderson and Ollie Robinson from the famed Pavilion and Nursery End respectively.
However, Laxman firmly believes that Lord’s is usually a good batting surface and bowling first should only be considered if the conditions are firmly in favor of it. While speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Laxman said:
Indian batsmen will have to convert their starts: VVS Laxman
Laxman also emphasized that the Indian batsmen will have to shoulder additional responsibility since they are playing with one batsman short. The injured Shardul Thakur was replaced by Ishant Sharma with Ravichandran Ashwin once again settling for a place on the bench.
In this regard, Laxman said:
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have delivered a fantastic start for the visitors having brought up their 100-run partnership for the opening wicket. Rohit Sharma successfully managed to switch gears after negotiating the tough phase of play while KL Rahul remains the anchor at the other end.
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