Watch: Virat Kohli's Reaction Says It All as KL Rahul Brings Up A Century With A Six
With Team India's backs against the wall, up stepped KL Rahul to deliver one of the finest innings of his career. In the 1st Test of the 2-match series, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer all faltered on a tricky pitch as India took on South Africa. Rahul, forging little partnerships with lower-middle-order batters and tailenders, registered his 8th Test century to take India to a respectable first-inning total of 245 runs.
India ended Day 1 with a score of 208 runs at the loss of eight wickets, with Rahul leading the scoring charts with a score of 101. Rahul, however, had to play a gutsy knock at the end of the innings, playing some exquisite white-ball cricket shots to bring up his century. In fact, the wicketkeeper batter reached the 100-run mark with a stunning six on the bowling of South African pacer Nandre Burger too.
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The entire Indian camp was on its feet as Rahul reached his century. As Rahul returned to the dressing room after the end of the innings, Kohli was once again on his feet as he clapped for Rahul.