Mohammed Kaif feels that KL Rahul silenced his critics by letting his bat do the speaking.© AFP
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif hailed KL Rahul for his gutsy century within the ongoing first Check in opposition to South Africa in Centurion. Rahul scored his eighth Check ton on Wednesday as he rescued India from a difficult state of affairs on Day 2. He was unbeaten on 33 when India misplaced their seventh wicket for 164. He then scored 68 of India’s 81 runs to take his workforce to respectable 245 in opposition to the Proteas. On a monitor the place remainder of his teammates struggled, Rahul batted with plenty of persistence with wickets falling on the different finish.
Kaif feels that Rahul silenced his critics by letting his bat do the speaking.
“It isn’t straightforward to hit a century at No.6. Very troublesome circumstances, overcast circumstances. It was a moist pitch, the ball was shifting round. India have been in a spot of hassle. However KL Rahul stood there. What an innings. It is a historic knock. No one will have the ability to overlook. Maintain your mouth shut and let your bat do the speaking, that is what you have got completed properly. The sport was slipping away. India have been in plenty of hassle. This historic knock had persistence, it had class. It was a correct Check knock. Nicely completed, KL Rahul,” Kaif mentioned in a video posted on his X (previously Twitter) deal with.
Let your bat do the speaking @klrahul #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/SYELwF8pGM
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 27, 2023
Rahul’s ton was overshadowed by South Africa opener Dean Elgar‘s unbeaten 140 on Day 2 because the guests took a slender 11-run lead on the SuperSport Park.
Elgar, who performs his home cricket for the Centurion-based Northerns Titans, slammed his first Check century at his dwelling floor.
It was an innings which confirmed sensible composure on a testing pitch, and talent when it got here to punishing unfastened deliveries.
It included 23 fours and got here off simply 211 deliveries earlier than unhealthy gentle 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 dwelling 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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