KL Rahul has spent years searching for a sense of belonging in home conditions. On October 3 in Ahmedabad, he finally found it. With his 11th Test century, and only his second on Indian soil, Rahul not only ended a barren run stretching back over eight years but also rediscovered the assurance that had deserted him for so long.

KL Rahul’s previous Test hundred at home dated back to 2016 in Chennai against England. The wait that followed stretched over 3,211 days, a record gap between two home centuries for an Indian batter, eclipsing Mohinder Amarnath’s 2,886-day drought. On Day 2 in Ahmedabad, Rahul ended that long silence , stepping up after the quick dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan to steady India with a composed hundred.

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