NEW DELHI: KL Rahul (101; 137b, 14x4, 1x6) unfurled a classy, controlled hundred in difficult conditions in Centurion on Wednesday. It’s not just about Rahul stealing the hearts of Indians fans with his seventh Test hundred away from home — he has got just one at home in 25 innings — or becoming the first non-South African to get two Test tons in Centurion, or scoring his second successive ton at SuperSport Park. This innings was characterized by his alertness.
For example, Rahul stole a bye in the 66th over of India’s innings under the nose of SA wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne. Rahul, who is keeping in Test cricket for the first time, observed that the rival specialist keeper, a veteran of 74 first-class games, is passing on the ball to the slip cordon without looking at the batters.
