India, May 18 -- KL Rahul walked out at the Arun Jaitley Stadium during the match against Gujarat Titans and delivered a statement innings that could reshape Delhi Capitals' run-in in the business end of IPL 2025. Shifted back to the top after weeks of floating in the middle order, the 32-year-old unfurled a silken 60-ball century, his first for DC and the fifth of an IPL career that now places him second on the all-time Indian list behind only Virat Kohli (8).

It was also the first hundred by a right-hander in the 2025 season, reaffirming Rahul's knack for timing his peaks just when the spotlight grows harshest.

The knock began in typical KL fashion: a squared-up Siraj short ball punched behind point, a crisp cut, then a languid on-dri...