Virat Kohli reacts to KL Rahul’s century
India vs South Africa: KL Rahul grabbed a lot of headlines from all quarters due to his brilliant century against South Africa. Meanwhile, team India teammates also enjoyed this century innings by KL Rahul. KL Rahul played the best innings of his career while strengthening the position of Team India. Players like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer struggled on a difficult pitch. Rahul forged a small partnership with the lower-middle order batsmen and the tail batsmen to score his 8th Test century and lead India to a respectable first innings score of 245 runs.
Centurion once again in Centurion!#KLRahul,take a bow!#TeamIndiaThe new keeper-batsman rises to the occasion and brings a memorable ton in difficult circumstances.
His success mantra – always #humans,
Tune in #Savind 1st Test
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Kohli standing up to celebrate Rahul’s century.. You deserve it Rahul.. #INDvsSApic.twitter.com/MTRmdc0KqW
— Waqar Rasheed (@iWaqarRasheed) December 27, 2023
Virat Kohli approached KL Rahul and praised his innings. pic.twitter.com/A1hNVpdzVE
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 27, 2023
KL joins Pakistan’s Azhar Mahmood, Sri Lanka’s Thilan Samaraweera and India’s Virat Kohli to score at least two centuries by an Asian batsman in South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar tops with five centuries. In South Africa, KL has played six Tests, scoring 357 runs in 11 innings at an average of 32.45 with two centuries and a half-century.