Debasis Sen, Kingston (Jamaica) : KL Rahul scored his third overseas ton today at the Sabina Park in Kingston. The opener slammed 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.
Rahul reached the landmark 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.
Rahul made full use of whatever opportunities he has got so far in his short career. He replaced an injured Murali Vijay who had to miss out owing to a thumb injury in Antigua test. In Sydney, he replaced the out-of-form Cheteshwar Pujara while in Colombo he replaced an injured Shikhar Dhawan. Interestingly, apart from the three tons, he has only one double digit score in 11 Test innings – 16 against Sri Lanka against Australia.
India were 185/1 at lunch on Day 2 with Rahul batting on 107 and Cheteshwar Pujara on 37*. The visitors are 11 runs behind West Indies with 9 wickets in hand.