India, Dec. 28 -- In a short video which has been aired multiple times during session breaks of the ongoing India vs South Africa 1st Test at the Supersport Park in Centurion, KL Rahul himself admits that the bombardment of criticism he was receiving not too long ago in his career did affect him. But he took everything in his stride and kept going. Now, the results have started to come. On his return to ODIs in the Asia Cup after a long injury layoff, Rahul smashed a century against Pakistan. He then went on to have a pretty successful World Cup with the bat and the gloves.

Fast forward to December Rahul's rise continued. This time, he made a comeback into the Test XI and that too as a designated wicketkeeper. Opener Rahul adjusted to ba...