Photo gallery: Rahul mirrors Dravid at Sabina Park

Last time India played at Sabina Park in Kingston, a Rahul—the great Rahul Dravid—had scored a century. On Sunday, his namesake KL Rahul scored big when India needed someone to anchor the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies. Rahul’s ton (158 off 303 balls) was solid--tight defence complimenting flourishes to the boundary--à la Dravid! (AFP)

Published on: Aug 1, 2016 12:42 PM IST

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Last time India played at Sabina Park in Kingston, a Rahul—the great Rahul Dravid—had scored a century. On Sunday, his namesake KL Rahul scored big when India needed someone to anchor the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies. Rahul’s ton (158 off 303 balls) was solid--tight defence complimenting flourishes to the boundary--à la Dravid! (AFP)

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Rahul looked unflappable against pace and bounce, employing the short-arm jab, so reminiscent of Dravid, to drop the ball near his feet for a quick single when the boundaries were not coming. He ran 42 singles during the course of the innings. (AFP)

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Rahul hit 14 boundaries and three sixes in his innings paced at a strike rate of 52.15. (AP)

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After the day’s play, Rahul explained that he kept the gameplan simple and watched each and every ball carefully and played according to merit. (AFP)