KL Rahul has joined an elite list of Indian wicketkeeper batters to score a century away from home. With a century in IND vs SA Centurion Test, KL Rahul has joined the likes of MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha to score a century away. This was Rahul’s debut in Test as a wicketkeeper. His century helped India overcome a poor start to post-245.
Vijay Manjrekar was the first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a century back in 1953. His ton came against the West Indies. Then, Ajay Ratra became only the second wicketkeeper-batter to repeat the feat. Rishabh Pant is the only wicketkeeper batter to score four centuries in overseas Tests.
Indian wicketkeepers to hit century overseas
- Vijay Manjrekar: 118 vs West Indies, 1953
- MS Dhoni: 148 vs Pakistan, 2006
- Ajay Ratra: 115 vs West Indies, 2002
- Wriddhiman Saha: 104 vs West Indies, 2016
- Rishabh Pant: 114 vs England, 2018
- Rishabh Pant: 159 vs Australia, 2019
- Rishabh Pant: 146, England, 2022
- Rishabh Pant: 100 vs SA, 2022
- KL Rahul: 101 vs South Africa, 2023
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