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India vs England | This century means the world to me: KL Rahul

Rahul also said that it has been a tough road for him as his place in the One Day Internationals (ODI) is concerned.

India vs England | This century means the world to me: KL Rahul

India's Lokesh Rahul celebrates scoring his century during the international Twenty20 cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester. (Photo: AFP)

Talented Indian wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul said his century against England in the opening T20 International match of three-match T20I series “means the world” to him.

Riding on KL Rahul’s magical 54-ball-101, the Men-in-Blue chased down the target of 160 in 18.4 overs with eight wickets to spare.

Speaking to Dinesh Karthik during an interview for bcci.tv, KL Rahul said, “This is very satisfying. I have a few international hundreds, but this means the world to me. This is very special because the last international hundred I got was about two years ago.”

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The century that KL Rahul is talking about in the video was against the English team in the longest format of the game in Chennai in 2016.

The wicket-keeper batsman also further said that it has been a tough road for him as his place in the One Day Internationals (ODI) is concerned.

“I have been getting fifties in the IPL and Test matches, been in and out of the one-day team. It’s been a rough road in the last one, one-and-a-half years with injuries, going out. I haven’t chased anything this much, with so much heart and passion, so this innings means the world to me,” Rahul said.

“Being out of form is getting out in single-digits, but that wasn’t happening. I was getting starts, I was batting well. Obviously a couple of injuries, going in and out of the team . . . not finding a spot after some time has always been tough,” the 29-year-old cricketer added.

“So to get that opportunity and deliver, to get that three-figure mark – I’ve always said that I’ve not been somebody who has chased numbers, but when I wasn’t getting the three-figure mark, that’s when I really realised how important three figures was,” KL Rahul concluded.

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