Top 5 batting performances in the Indian home season of 2016-17

#4 KL Rahul – 90 and 51 v Australia, Bengaluru

Rahul has shown superb consistency and batted

Rahul has come of age during this home season and he showed it by scoring six half-centuries in seven innings in a tightly contested Border-Gavaskar series. Rahul’s best performance, a Player of the Match winning one came on an extremely difficult pitch in Bengaluru.

India, batting first, were all out for 189, Rahul scoring 90 of those runs. The next highest Indian score was Karun Nair’s 26 runs. Rahul was the ninth wicket to fall when he threw away his wicket in search of quick, selfless runs.

He seemed to be batting on a different strip and was destined to score a century and carry his bat.

Australia scored 276 and gained a valuable lead of 87.

In the second innings, Rahul scored another half-century, giving India a decent start which was built further by a knock of 92 from Pujara’s bat, an innings that just missed out of this list.

The 118-run partnership between Pujara and Rahane was the defining moment of a series that looked like it was heading Australia’s way. Nevertheless, Rahul scored more runs on that track than anyone, helping India win a close game and level the series.