Former Indian cricket workforce all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded KL Rahul‘s gritty century on Day 2 of the primary Check match in opposition to South Africa in Centurion with a reference to ‘Lord Hanuman’. Rahul was the highest performer for India with a superb century as wickets stored falling on the opposite finish and he was the principle cause why India may attain the respectable whole of 245. Pathan took to social media to submit a video of Rahul’s batting together with the caption – Sankatmochan (the saviour – one other identify of Lord Hanuman).
Rahul flexed his batting muscle mass within the guests’ middle-order as he scored 101 out of their whole of 245, hitting 14 fours and 4 sixes.
“Batting within the middle-order, you possibly can’t plan all that a lot, you simply need to play the scenario in entrance of you. I attempted to stroll in with a free mindset. The scenario was fairly clear, I used to be batting with the tail and needed to take my probabilities,” he stated.
SANKATMOCHAN @klrahul pic.twitter.com/ApxymmCJav
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 27, 2023
“It was fairly troublesome batting on the market, there was a variety of juice and assist for the bowlers and South Africa exploited it rather well. So I simply tried to get partnerships going.
“I fairly get pleasure from enjoying right here as a result of… there’s a quick outfield and you may get boundaries.”
Alternatively, South Africa’s Dean Elgar, who performs his home cricket for the Centurion-based Northerns Titans, ended Day 2 on 140 not out — his first Check century at his house floor.
It was an innings which confirmed sensible composure on a testing pitch, and ability when it got here to punishing free deliveries. It included 23 fours and got here off simply 211 deliveries earlier than dangerous mild stopped play with South Africa 256 for 5, main by 11 runs within the first innings.
The left-hander, who retires after this two-Check collection, beforehand scored house Check centuries in Cape City and Gqeberha (two every), Durban, Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein and Johannesburg so he was delighted to finish the set.
(With AFP inputs)
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