"This is something which I do not understand. He is shutting down the noise but when you have got a hundred, you want to take in the applause. He should do this when he has scored four, five, six runs but when you got a hundred, take it out enjoy the applause everybody is applauding you, " Gavaskar told Star Sports during the mid-innings break.
With this knock, Rahul is now just the second captain after Virat Kohli to score multiple centuries as the captain of a franchise. Rahul had earlier scored a century while leading Punjab Kings in 2020.
Rahul is also now the fourth batter in the IPL to score at least two tons against a single franchise. Rahul has two centuries to his name against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Playing against the Mumbai Indians has brought out a different side to Rahul as he has registered 764 runs against Mumbai with 2 centuries and 5 fifties to his name.
Batting first, LSG posted 199/4 in 20 overs. Chasing 200, Suryakumar Yadav and Dewald Brevis showed glimpses of brilliance but it was not enough as Mumbai Indians stumbled to their sixth loss in a row.