During the fourth game of the five-match series between England and India, star batter KL Rahul scored his 1000th Test run in England. He scored his 1000th run by hitting a single on the first ball of India’s 19th over of their first innings on Day 1 of the ongoing game at Manchester’s legendary Old Trafford.
Rahul is now only India’s second Test opener to reach four digits in an away country. He stands close to the renowned cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. At the time of his international retirement, the Mumbai native had scored more than 1000 runs in the West Indies (1404), England (1152), and Pakistan (1001).
Only two of Rahul’s 25 Test innings in England have come as a non-opener. Both of these incidents occurred during his debut Test for the country during the 2018 tour. In two innings, he only managed to score four and thirteen runs.
Rahul’s Test record in England:
| Matches | Innings | Average | Strike Rate | Runs |
| 13* | 25 | 42.87 | 53.12 | 1029* |
KL Rahul pairs with Yashasvi Jaiswal for a dominating first session
The Karnataka batter’s first boundary came off a pull in front of square on the ninth delivery he faced in the innings. His second four was off Chris Woakes again. Rahul’s third and fourth boundaries were cracking ones off Brydon Carse through the off side. At Lunch, the 33-year-old had scored 40 out of the 78 runs scored by India, with his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal (34*) still alongside.
As far as the series is concerned, Rahul has registered two centuries and one fifty in the three matches so far. With only one single-digit score (2 in 2nd Test, Edgbaston), the seasoned batter has looked really comfortable facing the English bowling attack. This was also the first time since 1946 that India’s openers brought up a fifty-plus stand in Manchester in the longest format of the game.
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