It took KL Rahul 3211 days to celebrate a Test hundred at home when the India opener reached his three figures off a single of Roston Chase on the second day of the first Test against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Having scored his previous hundred on home soil back in 2016, the stylish right-hander needed 190 deliveries to reach his 11th Test hundred, thus putting the Indian team in command.

Reacting to a full delivery from Chase, Rahul flicked past a diving mid-wicket fielder to squeeze a single and took his helmet off and kissed the badge before putting two fingers of his left hand on his mouth and held the bat aloft with his right hand.

Rahul’s unique celebration took the internet by storm with fans speculating it is for his newborn daughter Evaarah. The truth can only be revealed by Rahul himself. The India batter welcomed the new member of the family when his wife Athiya Shetty gave birth to a baby girl on March 24 earlier this year, just two days after the Indian Premier League started.