Watch: 3211 days later! KL Rahul hits historic ton, dazzles fans with never

For KL Rahul , Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium turned into an afternoon of redemption, relief and raw emotion. The elegant right-hander brought up his 11th Test century — but more significantly, his first at home in almost nine years (3211 days) — with a flick off Roston Chase that raced to mid-wicket. The single not only lifted him to three figures but also lifted the weight of a long-standing drought that had stretched back to 2016, when he last scored a ton in India during the famous Karun Nair triple-century Test in Chennai. Rahul’s reaction, however, made the moment unforgettable. As he raised his bat with his right hand and removed his helmet to kiss the Indian badge, he also surprised everyone with a never-seen-before gesture — putting his middle and ring finger i