India, July 17 -- Former India batter Robin Uthappa weighed in on the recent debate surrounding KL Rahul's century at Lord's, questioning the outrage over him reaching the milestone before lunch. Rahul scored a brilliant century to get his name once again on the iconic venue's honours board. The senior batter has stepped back into the opener's role following Rohit Sharma's retirement and has made an immediate impact with two centuries already in the series.

Embracing his new responsibility, Rahul has taken it upon himself to anchor the innings and bring much-needed stability at the top, allowing the rest of the batting line-up the freedom to play their natural game.

However, he drew criticism for prioritising his century before Lunch at...