Ind vs Eng: KL Rahul Reveals Why He Covered His Ears & Closed His Eyes For Century Celebrations

Team India's star batsman KL Rahul had flopped horribly in the T20I series against England. Rahul had scored 15 runs in 4 T20I matches and was dismissed for zero twice in the series. (Photo Courtesy: PTI) 

The young Indian opener, after facing a lot of flak for his poor outing in the shortest format, shut down his trolls and critics by scoring a remarkable hundred in Ind vs Eng 2nd ODI, today, at Pune's MCA. (Photo Courtesy: PTI) 

KL Rahul's power-packed innings helped India reach a mammoth 336/6 in their allotted 50 overs. Just after scoring his scintillating ton, the right-handed batsman celebrated his knock by covering his ears and closing his eyes, which caught the attention of fans. (Photo Courtesy: @BCCI / Twitter) 

After Indian innings, when commentators asked Rahul about his celebration, he revealed that it was to 'shut out noise' and not directed specifically at someone. “It (the celebration) is just to shut out the noise, not to disrespect anyone. There are people out there who try to pull you down, at times you need to neglect them. So that’s just a message to shut out that noise,” Rahul said. (Photo Courtesy: @BCCI / Twitter) 

If we look at Rahul's ODI record so far, he has scored 1394 runs in 35 innings at a spectacular average of 48 and has scored 4 tons and 9 fifties. Apart from playing a spectacular 121 run knock, Rahul also stitched important partnerships with Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant to put India on top. It was a hot day and it was important for us to get a partnership. [I am] really happy I was able to build those partnerships with Virat and Rishabh. (Photo Courtesy: PTI)