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KL Rahul seeks to convert Test centuries into daddy hundreds

KL Rahul seeks to convert Test centuries into daddy hundreds
Why KL Rahul wants to convert centuries to daddy hundreds · indianexpress.com

KL Rahul is a famous cricket player who opens the batting for India.

He is really good at scoring 100 runs, which in cricket is called a century.

But often, right after he reaches 100, he gets out instead of scoring even more.

Huge scores of 150 or more are called "daddy hundreds."

Rahul wants to score more of those huge hundreds and become one of the best openers ever.

Coaches say players get tired because of lots of travel and short T20 games, so their brains run out of battery.

Rahul also admits he sometimes loses focus after making a hundred.

The team is now playing two big Test matches against Sri Lanka.

Rahul says he tries not to stress about numbers and just enjoys the game.

Key facts

Batting position
Test opener for India
Opening average
38.13 career; 42 in the last five years
Test centuries
12
Century conversion
Three of last hundreds ended at exactly 100; six of 12 ended between 100 and 110; only two crossed 150
Average of his centuries
128.45
Best Test series
532 runs at 53.20 in England
Current assignment
Two-Test tour of Sri Lanka; warm-up match at NCC Ground, Colombo, August 8, 2026
Domestic high score
One 200-plus score: a triple hundred in a Ranji Trophy final against Uttar Pradesh

Quotes

Wasim Jaffer

Former Indian opener and batting guru

“Mentally, you have to be very, very strong. You need to be physically fit as well to bat for long hours, to concentrate for a long period of time.”
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