Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:21pm on 10 Jul 2025,Thursday Sports
India’s emerging pace all-rounder, Nitish Kumar Reddy, produced the standout moment of Day 1’s opening session at Lord’s, dismissing both openers—Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley—within three balls of one another in the 14th over after being introduced by captain Shubman Gill. England reached 83/2 at lunch, with Joe Root (24*) and Ollie Pope (12*) stabilizing the innings. Despite hot batting conditions, Lord’s pitch offered movement that Reddy exploited brilliantly, unsettling England’s top order and significantly shifting momentum in India’s favour. His twin strikes clearly overshadowed expectations from India’s frontline quicks of Bumrah, Siraj, and Deep. (PC: BCCI)
