Manchester, July 28 -- Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan showered praise on KL Rahul, the unsung hero of India's hard-fought draw in the fourth Test against England in Manchester.

Rahul, one of the most experienced players in India's inexperienced camp, took the brunt on his shoulders to script a result in his side's favour. In the absence of batting bigwigs Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the stylish batter to move to the top of the order and consumed 328 deliveries, more than 54 overs out of the 257.1 overs India faced throughout the Test.

Despite negating the threat by facing a myriad of overs, Rahul failed to convert his resilient start into a three-digit score across both innings. In his second turn, he antonisingly fell short by 10 ru...