By KL Rahul shut out his critics in style as he scored his 5th century in one-day internationals, when he brought up a ton against England in the second ODI of the ongoing series in Pune. Rahul, who was completely out of form in the T20I series, played a crucial knock in the first ODI to signal his return to run scoring form. He carried the momentum forward with a great knock in the second match on Friday as played shots all around the park to score a century that allowed India to post a total of 336 runs after being put into bat.
Rahul reacted to his his century with a peculiar celebration as he closed his eyes and blocked his ears with his fingers. When asked about the significance of the celebration during the innings break, Rahul said it was quite ‘self explanatory’ before going on to elaborate on it.
“It (the celebration) is just to shut out the noise, not to disrespect anyone. There are people out there who try to pull you down, at times you need to neglect them. So that’s just a message to shut out that noise. When me and Virat were batting, we needed anything around 300, so happy with this total,” the Karnataka batsman said
