Sports Desk. The Indian team is currently playing a two-Test series in South Africa (IND vs SA Test Series). The first match of the series is being played in Centurion (SuperSport Park, Centurion), on the second day of which wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul scored a century in front of the fiery bowling of Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger. By playing the innings, India reached 245 runs in the first innings. He was the last batsman to be out. He scored 101 runs in his innings of 137 balls with the help of 14 fours and four sixes. Rahul, who was out of the Indian team due to injury till this year’s Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2023), had to face a lot of criticism. Recalling that bad period, he expressed his feelings. Read More – IND vs AFG T20I Series: Before the T20 series against Afghanistan, the Indian team got a big shock, the team’s all-rounder player was out.
Let us tell you that Rahul was going through a very bad phase in the beginning of this year. During this time, the wicketkeeper batsman was facing criticism from all over the world. Despite this, he came back and regained his form. After batting brilliantly in the Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka, he also held the reins of the Indian middle order in the ODI World Cup (ICC Cricket World Cup 2023) that concluded last month. Along with batting, he has also improved his keeping skills. After scoring a half-century in the first innings of the first Test match (IND vs SA 1st Test) against South Africa, this right-handed batsman said that I was not able to understand anything in the times of criticism.
Rahul said that I cannot say that it was hatred, but there was a lot of criticism during this period. Someone or the other was commenting on everything. I couldn’t understand where he was coming from, because my performance was not that bad. It is noteworthy that Rahul has created history by playing a century against South Africa. This is Rahul’s second century in Centurion. With this, he has become the first foreign player to score more than one century in Centurion. Earlier, while opening during the 2021-2022 series, he had played an innings of 123 runs on this ground. Batting first after losing the toss, this is Rahul’s second century outside Asia for India. Earlier in 2021, he had scored a century for the Indian team who came to bat first after losing the toss at Lord’s. The great batsman Sachin Tendulkar (Bloemfontein, 2001 and Port of Spain, 2002) is the second Indian batsman to do so.