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Pitch wasn’t easy: Rahul
KINGSTON: Lokesh Rahul, whose ton helped India gain the upper hand in the second Test against West Indies, reckoned that the double paced nature of the wicket at
KINGSTON: Lokesh Rahul, whose ton helped India gain the upper hand in the second Test against West Indies, reckoned that the double paced nature of the wicket at the Sabina Park posed a challenge for the batsmen. “The wicket obviously isn’t the easiest to bat on. It is a little spongy sometimes, and two-paced. So you couldn’t play through the line or go after the bowlers when they bowled those channels,” he said.
Rahul, who consumed 303 deliveries for his knock credited the West Indian bowlers for sticking to a tight line. “You probably have to give a little credit to the West Indies bowlers as well. They came in with a set plan this morning, to keep it tight and not give away easy runs. They tried to bowl the fourth-fifth stump channel,” Rahul added. The 24-year-old Karnataka opener along with Pujara forged a 121-run stand for the second wicket, but the duo had to toil hard for the runs which came at an average of 2.29 an over. He praised Pujara for his 159-ball innings that was cut short after a brilliant run out by Roston Chase. Rahul is the fifth Indian to score a century in his maiden Test innings in West Indies. On Monday, India had scare in the first session with a few quick wickets, but a partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha steadied the ship for the visitors.
