In the first match India played some good cricket than the second one. It was a one sided game of cricket at lords and the only team which was dominant throughout the game was the home team. India never looked in control at all in whole game . English team showed dominant approach throughout the game in both the departments. In second test captain Kohli who was the key player in first test match and scored almost half of the runs looked tentative in the second test and was not able to score big.

The reason behind Kohli's failure was the issue with his fitness and we saw him in and out of the ground most of times in whole game .


Kohli was bogged down by a lower back strain which kept him out of the field late on Day 3 and early on Day 4 of the second Test at Lord's.

For this reason Kohli came down the order at no.5 . While batting we saw him struggling with his fitness.He was not looking fit at all as the feet movement and his running between the wickets was not that good ,we saw him limping while he was running between the wickets.


In a recent interview Kohli said he is confident of playing in the next game. Kohli said I was struggling with the back pain and I won't hide this fact ,it is the part and parcel of the game and in the next match I will come up with more energy and enthusiasm to prove my skills..  Wish him all the best for Notingham test....