Indian opener KL Rahul continued from where he left of in England as he scored a classy hundred to end a long-standing wait for a century on home soil in the ongoing first Test against West Indies. The veteran brought up his 11th ton in the red-ball format on the second day in Ahmedebad on Friday, October 03.
Notably, India began trailing the visitors by just lower than 50 runs on Day two. Rahul alongside skipper Gill, played well in the first session and got the team to a lead. Both batters reached their respective landmarks. However, neither batters could kick on to bat the Windies out of the first Test. The Indian skipper was the first to depart right at the stroke of lunch, while Rahul soon followed for 100 after the post-lunch session.
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Notably, Rahul had to wait for 26 innings at home between the two tons, having last managed to score a hundred in 2016 against England. This is also the fourth-longest run for an Indian batter to score a century, with Ashwin topping the list with 36 innings.
A 3211-day gap between the first and the second Test hundred at home for the Indian opener it is the longest for a batter between two home Test tons.
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Meanwhile, Gill joined legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar by becoming the second Indian leader (205 against WI at Wankhede in 1978) to hit fifty or more in their debut innings at home as a skipper. Notably, Gill scored a fine century in England on his debut Test as captain in India's preceding Test series, following it up with 50 at home on his first Test as leader.
India is in a commanding position in the first Test, having already secured a lead of over 100. Now, the lower-order middle batters would be aiming to consolidate and bat the Windies out of the match.
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