Indian opener KL Rahul continued his sensational run with a brilliant 11th Test century against the West Indies in the first test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (October 3). Starting from 53 overnight, KL Rahul reached his hundred in just 190 balls.
The Karnataka Batter century helped India’s race in a 200 -year race in response to a total of 162 from the West Indies’ first innings before the tea break in Ahmedabad.
KL Rahul broke Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir’s record with Ahmedabad Test ton
With this innings, Rahul now has 10 test centuries as a opener for India, who defeats former captain Rohit Sharma and current India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who have nine hundred people at the top of the two.
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Only Indian legends such as Sunil Gavaskar (33), Virender Sehwag (22), and Murali Vijay (12) have scored more than Rahul as Indian test openers. The right -handed batsman has achieved this feat in 94 innings in the traditional format of the game.
Players with hundreds of Tests as India’s openers:
33 – Sunil Gavaskar (203 innings)
22 – Virender Sehwag (168 innings)
12 – Murali Vijay (100 innings)
10* – KL Rahul (94 innings)
9 – Gautam Gambhir (101 innings)
9 – Rohit Sharma (66 innings)
Meanwhile, KL Rahul has set a new record for the longest difference between two domestic tests by an Indian player. The Indian star has waited for 3,211 days between its first and second hundred at home, which has crossed the previous record of 2,655 days of Ravichandran Ashwin between 2013 and 2021.
This was his second test ton on the soil of the house. Rahul’s last hundred home came against England in December 2016, when he cracked the best score of his 199 career in Chennai.
KL Rahul joined the elite list of Indian batsmen
However, Ravichandran Ashwin still topped the list of two testing by an Indian player on the soil of the house and topped this list of the longest gaps. Ashwin had to wait for 36 innings between two domestic tests.
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The next player is former wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani. Kirmani’s house had a 32-one difference between two centuries.
Another notable name is Chandu Borde, who waited for 27 innings to score his next home test handen. Rahul joined the long list of players who had to wait for 26 innings at home between two centuries, including Vijay Manjrekar, Poli Umarigar, Kapil Dev and Ajinkya Rahane.
KL Rahul back in the top form, closes home weather in style
The 33 -year -old has sensationally started the house season. Last week, Rahul broke his first first -class century in India since 2016, scoring an unbeaten 176, chasing 412 on a large scale against Australia A at Ekna Stadium in Lucknow. His innings not only helped India to chase an exciting, but also reminded fans of his class and nature.
After years of ups and downs in Test cricket, Rahul has finally come to the important inauguration site after Rohit Sharma’s retirement. His recent form has been exceptional while constructing his stellar performance during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
He carried out the pace in England’s tour during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where he enjoyed the best series of his career, scored 532 runs in five centuries with two centuries and scored 532 runs in five centuries and in his name with two fifty.