KL Rahul bravely scored 101 off 137 balls against South Africa on Tuesday, Day 1 after walking into the middle when the Indians were four down for 92.
KL The legendary Sunil Gavaskar praised Rahul’s valiant century during the ongoing first Test match against South Africa here on Wednesday, ranking the knock “in the top ten in the history” of India’s red-ball cricket. The visitors were all out for 245 after Rahul, who came into the middle when the Indians were four down for 92 on Day 1 on Tuesday, produced a valiant 101 from 137 balls before being bowled over by rookie bowler Nandre Burger.
Speaking in Hindi on Star Sports, Gavaskar claimed that Rahul’s hit had occurred on a challenging surface where the ball was acting erratically. He also noted that batting on such a track requires a great deal of confidence.
“I have been watching cricket for over 50 years now, and I can undoubtedly say this century by Rahul has to be in the top ten of India’s Test history because it’s a different pitch here,” Gavaskar stated.
“A batter would not gain the confidence so easily that he has set, especially with the ball doing anything at any time.” “No praise would be enough for the shot with which he reached to his hundred,” Gavaskar said, praising Rahul’s six against Gerald Coetzee to reach his ton. He played a shot that you would often see in a Twenty20 match, and it was a length ball.
Amazing. This was Rahul’s second century on this field. Now that he has numerous Test tons here, he is the lone batter from overseas.
He became the second Indian wicketkeeper-batter to score a century in a Test match in the nation, following Rishabh Pant, with 14 fours and four sixes throughout his innings.
Rahul also kept up his flawless record of hitting hundreds in the nations of SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia), where he scored five of his eight tons.
