India, June 23 -- KL Rahul displayed a solid fighting spirit with the bat against England in the first session on Day 4 of the first Test match at Leeds. The opening batter scored a gritty half-century to tackle the overcast conditions. Rahul held his ground strong and remained unbeaten on 72 at lunch, while he had Rishabh Pant alongside him at 31*. The two batters put India in a commanding position with a 159-run lead.

However, before the Lunch break, Rahul hurt himself after getting hit on the box by Ben Stokes' delivery.

It was the fifth ball of the 47th over when it nipped back in and hit Rahul on the box. The star opener went to his knees after getting hit, and he took some time to get on his feet.

He played the next ball cautious...