BGT 2024-25: KL Rahul chases a rare record, is a 'hat-trick' loading for him?
Xtra Time Web Desk: Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is on the verge of creating history as the Indian team is boosting up for the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The 32-year-old is currently the second-highest run-getter in the five-match series, scoring 235 runs at an impressive average of 47.00. His form and temperament have made him a key player for India in this series. He has always been great in boxing day tests having two consecutive centuries. The first came in 2021 at Centurion, where he scored a magnificent 123 runs, leading India to victory. He repeated the feat in 2023, smashing another hundred (101) against the Proteas.
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If he can repeat his tradition to hit century in boxing day tests, it will be a 'hat-trick' for him. This achievement would place him at the top, allowing him to pass cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane, each of whom has two Boxing Day centuries.
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