KL Rahul has been one of the most exciting Indian talents to emerge on the Test scene in last year-and-half. The opener proved it yet again by slamming a classy ton on the second day of the second Test against West Indies in Jamaica on Sunday.
With this ton, the 24-year-old Rahul has now scored a century in every overseas series that he has played. His first came against Australia in Sydney where he scored 110 in 2014. Then in 2015, he scored 108 in Sri Lanka in Colombo. And now he has one in West Indies too.
On Sunday, he reached the century-run mark with a clean six off Roston Chase over mid-on. He took 182 balls to reach the three-figure mark. He started off patiently on the second day and increased the momentum after the first five overs.
Almost on all occasions that Rahul scored a century, he was inducted in as a substitute for injured or off-form players.
In Sydney, he replaced the out-of-form Cheteshwar Pujara while in Colombo he replaced an injured Shikhar Dhawan. The case was no different in Jamaica as he came in place of Murali Vijay, who suffered a thumb injury in the first Test in Antigua.
Interestingly, apart from the three tons, he has only one double digit score in 11 Test innings - 16 against Sri Lanka against Australia.
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