Updated On: 03 January, 2024 07:06 AM IST | Cape Town | R Kaushik
India batsman-wicketkeeper has done the hard yards. Another gem of an innings will give his team a chance to level the series in the Cape Town Test starting on Wednesday

KL Rahul. Pic/AFP
KL Rahul didn’t play any cricket for more than four months, between May 1, 2023 when he tore a tendon in his right leg during an Indian Premier League game, and September 10, 2023 when he was hurriedly drafted into the 50-over Asia Cup XI against Pakistan after Shreyas Iyer suffered back spasms a few minutes before the toss.
Showing no signs of having been caught unawares, the stylish right-hander produced a subliminal unbeaten 111, adding 233 for the unbroken third wicket with Virat Kohli to mastermind India’s record 228-run triumph.