KL Rahul’s Career-Best Test Series puts him in Virat Kohli-Sachin Tendulkar League

Team India opener KL Rahul opened his name in a record book during the fourth Test day at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday, 23 July. The right -handed batsman joined the elite list, including Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, the most strict conditions, after scoring 1000 Test runs in one of England.

England captain Ben Stokes selected to bowl first, India started its innings with control. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed patience and discipline against the English speed attack. Rahul played defensive shots against challenging balls and put capital on any loose balls to score borders.

KL Rahul completes 1,000 Test runs in England

Rahul completed 1,000 Test runs in England on 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. The right -handed batsman became the fifth Indian to achieve this milestone in Test cricket. He needed only 28 runs at the beginning of playing and reached the mark during the 15th over of India’s first innings.

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The match is Rahul’s 13th presence in England, where it is more than 40 on average. He is included in an elite list of Indians, including Sachin Tendulkar (1,575), Rahul Dravid (1,376), Sunil Gavaskar (1,152), and Virat Kohli (1,096). With a high innings in this match, Rahul has a chance to climb the list.

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Rahul in fine form in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar series

Rahul has contributed significantly to the top of India’s order in England. He scored a mixed outing during his first tour in 2018, scoring 299 runs in five tests at an average of 29.9 including a century. He showed improvement on the 2021 tour, scoring 315 runs in four matches at an average of 39.38.

Rahul is in excellent form in the ongoing 2025 series. With four centuries of tests in England, he ranks second among Indian batsmen for hundreds of people in the country, only behind Rahul Dravid, who has six.

Outside England, India is the only other country where Rahul has scored more than 1,000 Test runs, which collects 1,149 runs at an average of 39.62.

KL Rahul scored the most runs in a bilateral test series

Rahul has enjoyed his best test series during England’s ongoing tour. At the time of writing, he has scored 412 runs in just four matches at an average of 68.67. The 33-year-old has hit two centuries-one-one Lords and in Headingley-and also contributed an important half-century in Edgbaston.

This is the first time Rahul has crossed the 400 -run mark in the single test series, which performs continuity after not performing on expectations first. In particular, India won their only win in the match at Edgbaston.

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