Earlier Shikhar Dhawan flop, Murali Vijay Flap and Lokesh Rahul also flopped. The failure of these Indian openers has put the world number one Test team behind India 0-2 in the five-match series against England. India lost the first Test by 31 runs in Birmingham and by second Test in Lord's and by 159 runs. India's top order show in both of these matches has been very poor, which has also affected the following batsmen. In Birmingham, skipper Virat Kohli scored a century and tried to pull India out of the difficulties to some extent.But the defeat of the team could not be saved.

Virat failed in both the innings at Lord's and the Indian batting completely failed. Before the series began, it was said that the opener would have an important role in England's situation but Team India's three openers Shikhar, Murali and Rahul could not be judged by themselves. Three conditions remained such that they did not even anticipate swinging England's fast bowlers. In the first Test, the tops and the Vijay Opening came down. Shikhar scored 26 and 13 while Vijay scored 20 and 6 runs.

. In the second innings, Sam Quireen made both of them in the innings while Stuart Broad in the second innings showed the Indian openers the way to Pavilion. Rahul, who came in third place, could make 4 and 13 runs. Shikhar Dhawan was earlier out on zero in the warm-up game.