Twitter Reactions: KL Rahul misses double century as India seize control

By Arya Chakraborty

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KL Rahul. (Photo Source: BCCI)

After conceding 477 runs in the 1st innings, India came back strongly in the 5th and the final Test against England at Chennai and finished the 3rd day’s play at the score of 391/4. Opener KL Rahul missed out on a well-deserved double century by a solitary run as India made full use of the batting friendly conditions. The visitors bowled their heart out but the pitch had very little assistance for neither the spinners nor the pacers.

Beginning the day at 60/0, overnight batsmen Rahul and Parthiv Patel carried on from where they left on the 2nd day. Both the batsmen played some delightful strokes and reached their respective half centuries. It was the first-century partnership for India after 32 innings. Parthiv Patel was eventually dismissed for 71 while attempting a half-hearted flick and edged it to Jos Buttler in the covers.

Cheteshwar Pujara also departed soon after playing a couple of delightful strokes. Stokes kept on bowling outside the off stump and Pujara chased a wide down. It took the outside edge of the bat and flowed straight to the slip fielder Alastair Cook who gobbled that up with utmost comfort. Double centurion from the previous match Virat Kohli joined Rahul in the middle with the score at 181/2. Kohli couldn’t carry on his golden run and departed soon of the bowling of Stuart Broad. Broad bowled a driving length delivery which hit high up in the bat and flew tamely to Jennings at covers who was stationed for that catch.

Since then Rahul and Karun Nair started scoring runs freely. Rahul played some delightful strokes and never allowed the spinners to settle by constantly dancing down the track and unsettling their rhythm. Nair started growing in confidence in Rahul’s presence and the duo stitched together a crucial 161 run partnership for the 4th wicket. Rahul was eventually dismissed at 199 by Adil Rashid. The leggie pitched the ball way outside the off stump and Rahul fell to his prey. In a bid to reach his maiden Test double century Rahul pushed the delivery way outside the off stump that ballooned up in the air and was easily pouched by Jos Buttler at the point region.

India eventually finished the day’s play at 391/4, still 86 runs adrift of England’s first innings total. Karun Nair was batting on 71 and Murali Vijay remained unbeaten on 17. Twitteratti was pretty active throughout the day’s play and certain tweets described the proceedings in the best possible manner.

https://twitter.com/eevinaymani/status/810419124018917377

https://twitter.com/hvgoenka/status/810442869383266304

https://twitter.com/AltCricket/status/810444291478814721

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