KL Rahul takes 3211 days for unwanted Test record; equals Kapil Dev, Ajinkya Rahane en route to 11th ton in IND vs WI

KL Rahul took 3211 days to register his second Test hundred at home when the India opener reached three figures in 190 balls on the second day of the first Test against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. Starting the day on his overnight score of 53, Rahul continued his sublime form throughout the first session to reach his landmark with a single off Roston Chase in the 65th over of the Indian innings.

In the process, Rahul registered an unwanted record for a longest gap by the Indian batter between two hundreds on home soil in Tests. The previous record was held by now-retired Ravichandran Ashwin who took 2655 days between 2013 and 2021.

The last time Rahul scored a hundred at home was against England at Chepauk in 2016. Additionally, Rahul took 26 innings between his two Test hundreds at home, equalling with the likes of Vijay Manjrekar, Polly Umrigar, Kapil Dev and Ajinkya Rahane. Ashwin (36) holds the record for most innings between two Test hundreds at home, followed by Syed Kirmani (32) and Chandu Borde (27).

Rahul was finally dismissed in the first over after lunch, when he was caught by Justin Greaves at short extra-cover off the bowling of Jomel Warrican. He went back for 100 off 197 balls, studded with 12 fours.