2021 will go down as one of many biggest years in Indian cricket: KL Rahul | Cricket Information

CENTURION: From a close to unattainable win on the Gabba with a second-string aspect to walloping a hapless South Africa in their very own yard, 2021 can simply go down within the annals as “one of many biggest in Indian cricket”, opener KL Rahul asserted on Thursday after his aspect breached the Centurion fortress.
Between the beginning and end of the 12 months, India additionally recorded creditable Check victories on the Lord’s and the Oval.

Rahul was an architect in all these milestone wins on multiple event. He had scored 100 in India’s win on the Lord’s.
Having set the tone along with his first innings hundred, the stand-in vice-captain for the South Africa sequence summed up the 12 months when the Indian workforce grew to become the primary Asian nation to win a Check on the Centurion.

“It is a tremendous tremendous particular 12 months for workforce India. The type of achievements that now we have gotten this 12 months has been really particular. I feel it is going to go down as one of many biggest years in Indian cricket historical past,” Rahul stated on the publish match press convention.
“It has taken plenty of hardwork and self-discipline. We have now labored actually arduous as a workforce for few years,” added Rahul.

The nice dressing room environment has additionally contributed to a fantastic efficiency and to not overlook the preparation half, stated Rahul.
“Sure, the dressing room environment is superb in the meanwhile. It’s a nice Check victory. No Asian workforce has come right here and received in Centurion and (it speaks of) type of work now we have put in, within the final two weeks main as much as this Check match.

“We labored actually arduous as a workforce and we actually had plenty of enjoyable at coaching and at observe,” the senior opener stated.
Rahul termed it as an entire workforce efficiency having set the tone within the first recreation of the sequence.

“To go on the market within the first recreation of the sequence and put up a efficiency like that which is an entire workforce efficiency, it makes us joyful.
“We are able to get pleasure from this victory for a day and get again to coaching and begin focussing on the subsequent Check match,” stated Rahul.

The second Check begins in Johannesburg on January 3.