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KL Rahul Comes To India's Rescue In Centurion, Slams Record Century To Knock South Africa Back - Social Media Reactions

KL Rahul's 101-run knock helped India set a respectable 245 total from the first innings of their first Test match against South Africa at the Centurion. Here's how the internet reacted to Rahul's masterful, record-setting display on day 2 of IND vs RSA, first Test

Hamstrung by a brilliant bowling display from the hosts, the were bracing for a quick conclusion to their first attempt at batting in Centurion, when took the reigns of the match in his hands. The wicketkeeper batter put in a gritty display to ensure India survived the first day of their first Test against following a top and middle-order collapse. A day later, he completed his century - second successive at Centurion Park - and dragged India to a 245-run total.바카라 웹사이트(Day 2 Live Blog |바카라 웹사이트Scorecard바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트Streaming바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트Day 1 Report바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트Full Coverage)

Rahul reached his 101 score in 137 balls, hitting 14 fours and four sixes along the way - including one that took him over the threshold for his century. In doing so, he became the only visiting batter to score two hundreds at the SunSport Park Cricket Stadium, also known colloquially as the Centurion. Rahul also became the first batter to hit 50+ scores in his first games as a wicketkeeper in all three formats. He surrendered his wicket to Nandre Burger after a lengthy battle.바카라 웹사이트

The internet was full of praise for the returning Rahul, under whose stewardship India had beaten South Africa days earlier in the bygone One Day International series. Rahul's battling knock at Centurion, meanwhile, earned praise from both fans and experts, who stood in awe of his prowess with his back against the wall.바카라 웹사이트

Here are some of the best reactions to KL Rahul's ton:바카라 웹사이트

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Squads

India라이브 바카라 squad for Tests:바카라 웹사이트Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KS Bharat (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa Test squad:바카라 웹사이트Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk).

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