Rahane’s century is among the most necessary tons in Indian cricket’s historical past: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar feels Ajinkya Rahane’s century within the ongoing Boxing Day Test right here, after the Adelaide humiliation will go down as one of the necessary innings within the historical past of Indian cricket.
India had been bundled out for his or her lowest-ever Test rating of 36 within the second innings as Australia claimed an eight-wicket win within the collection opener on the Adelaide Oval.
However, the vacationers made a robust comeback within the ongoing second Test and are headed in the direction of a dominant series-levelling win on the MCG on the again of beautiful performances from Rahane, who scored a century within the first innings, and the bowlers.
“I believe that this hundred is going to be one of the most important hundreds in the history of Indian cricket,” Gavaskar informed the Seven Network.
Stand-in skipper, Rahane’s affected person 112 paved the way in which for India taking a considerable 131-run first innings lead in opposition to Australia, who had been lowered to 133 for six by the top of the third day’splay on Monday .
Gavaskar stated the knock despatched out a message to the house aspect that India won’t “lie down and be walked all over” regardless of the humiliating loss within the collection opener.
“Important because it’s showing character, sending a message to the opposition that after being dismissed for 36 in the previous game, to come back in this manner, this Indian team is not going to just lie down and be walked all over,” the previous India captain stated.
“That is the message and that’s why I think this is going to be one of the most important hundreds in the history of Indian cricket,” Gavaskar added.