New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla lavished praise on "brilliant" KL Rahul for his flamboyant 176* that steered India A to a commanding five-wicket win over Australia A in the second unofficial Test in Lucknow on Friday.

While pursuing a daunting 412-run target, Rahul engineered a batting masterclass to gun down the highest successful fourth-innings chase by any 'A' side. Sai Sudharsan walloped a 100(172) while Dhruv Jurel played the second fiddle with a blistering 56(66) to set up a fabled win for the hosts.

Despite being left threadbare in the first innings at 194, India conjured a flawless performance in the second innings, courtesy of the established stars stepping up...