In the last over before lunch, Pant was run out for 74 while trying to put Rahul back on strike to complete his hundred
India's batter Rishabh Pant tries to reach the crease during the third day of the third Test match between India and England, at the Lord's Cricket Ground, in London. Pic/PTI
India opener KL Rahul admitted that a rush to get to his century ahead of lunch on Day Three of the Lord’s Test led to wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s run out, and that it was “not ideal” for India’s push to claim a crucial lead.
In the last over before lunch, Pant was run out for 74 while trying to put Rahul back on strike to complete his hundred.
“There was a conversation a couple of overs before that. I told him [Pant] that I will get my hundred if possible before lunch. And with Bashir bowling that last over before lunch, I thought there’s a good chance for me to get it, but, yeah, unfortunately I hit straight to the fielder. It was a ball that I could have hit for a boundary,” Rahul told reporters on Saturday.
“He just wanted to rotate strike and see if he could put me back on strike. But, yeah, it shouldn’t have happened: a run out at that stage really changed the momentum. It was disappointing for both of us. Obviously, nobody wants to throw their wicket like that,” he added.
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