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'Let Your Bat Do…' - Former Middle-Order Batter Lauds KL Rahul For Centurion Classic

image-lqnnxuj4KL Rahul celebrating his century at Day 2 (AP)

KL Rahul thwarted South Africa’s high-flying pace attack to take India to safety by the end of the opening day’s play in the first Test of their three-match series. The following morning, the cricketer batted with the tail to register his eighth Test century, thus top-scoring in the innings with his 101-run counterpunch.

Rahul drew in a slew of praises from all corners of the cricketing spectrum for his batting masterclass, with fans and experts alike taking to social media for expressing their admirations for the Indian wicketkeeper. As it turned out, former Indian star Mohammad Kaif also joined the bandwagon by issuing a lavish praise for the 31-year-old.


Mohammad Kaif lauds KL Rahul for rescue act

Mere moments after KL Rahul brought up his century on the second morning of the Centurion Test, former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared his admiration for the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Kaif acknowledged Rahul for leading India to recovery by overcoming overcast and seam-friendly conditions against a charged-up South African attack, amidst team’s top-order jitters. The former cricketer added that the star batter unfurled an “unforgettable innings” for his country, and urged the 31-year-old to keep answering his critics with the bat. Taking to the microblogging site, he said:

“It’s not easy to score a century at number six. Wet pitch, overcast and seaming conditions, India in trouble, wickets falling, but KL Rahul stood guard to play an unforgettable innings for his country. It’s a good thing that you always keep your mouth shut and let your bat do the talking. Your innings had patience, class; it was a proper Test innings. KL Rahul, well done yaar!”

KL Rahul bludgeoned 14 boundaries and four sixes in his 137-ball knock to top-score for India with 101 runs. His innings propelled the visitors towards a competitive 245-run total, after they had slumped to 24-3 within the opening hour of the match.