Mumbai: He may have missed out on a World Cup berth, but KL Rahul has enough class to stamp his authority whenever he steps onto the cricket field. On Monday, India’s Test opener struck his 24th hundred in first-class cricket to anchor Karnataka’s magnificent 325-run fourth-innings chase at the MCA ground in BKC and seal a four-wicket victory for the southern side over 42-time champions Mumbai in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy. Rahul’s fabulous 130 off 182 balls, made with the help of 14 boundaries and a six, and his 147-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Ravichandran Smaran, who stroked a fluent 83 not out off 123 balls with 11 fours,...
