India, Dec. 28 -- Earning a praise from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar remains the ultimate dream for every cricketer, and on Wednesday it was KL Rahul's turn to tick it off his bucket list. Sure enough, this wasn't the first time Rahul received a compliment from the former India captain, but the magnitude of Gavaskar's praise will sure make it special. Rahul scored his 8th Test century - arguably the greatest of his career - as his knock of 101 propelled India to 245 against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. On a pitch that wasn't easy to bat on and one that was slowly losing pace, Rahul showed immense grit in batting with the tail and added 56 runs with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna for the last two wickets.

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