India, Oct. 3 -- Do you remember KL Rahul missing his double hundred against England? He was dismissed for 199 in that match in 2016. It has been 3,213 days since then that he scored a century in India.

In between, he has established himself as a crucial part of the Test side. He has been consistent, technically sound, and has shown great temperament in the longest format of the game. Centuries have come for him, but all of them away from home. However, he has ended this long wait at Ahmedabad against the West Indies.

It might have taken KL Rahul eight years, nine months, and 17 days to kiss the triple-figure mark at home. However, there was no shortage of resilience and determination in the knock that he played against the West Indies....