KL Rahul Shines as India Battles England in Fourth Test

KL Rahul's Remarkable Achievement in Test Series

In Manchester, Indian cricketer KL Rahul has made history by becoming the second Asian opener to score over 500 runs in a Test series in England, following the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who achieved 542 runs in 1979. Additionally, he is the second visiting opener in the 21st century to reach this milestone, after Graeme Smith's impressive 714 runs in 2003.

Rahul accomplished this remarkable feat during the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England. He has amassed a total of 508 runs across four matches, boasting an impressive average of 72.57, which includes two centuries and two fifties.

At the conclusion of Day 4, Rahul remained unbeaten on 87 runs. His partnership with Indian captain Shubman Gill, which yielded 174 runs, allowed India to finish the day at 174/2, still trailing by 137 runs. Notably, England failed to take any wickets during the last two sessions of Day 4.

This marks the first instance in this series where a batting pair has successfully navigated through two complete sessions in an innings. Furthermore, Rahul has crossed the milestone of 9000 runs in international cricket across all formats.

As for the fourth Test, the impressive partnership between KL Rahul and Shubman Gill, totaling 174 runs, positioned India at 174/2 against England on Saturday. India added 126 runs in the final session without losing a wicket, with KL Rahul not out at 87 and Shubman Gill at 78.

Starting the third session at 86/2, Gill, who was in excellent form, reached his eighth Test fifty and fourth against England off just 77 balls, hitting eight boundaries and demonstrating great skill and intent. Meanwhile, KL Rahul provided solid support, remaining unbeaten on 30 with two boundaries.

In the 40th over, the pair of Rahul and Gill achieved a significant 100-run partnership for the third wicket. Rahul secured his second fifty of the series in the 43rd over by nudging the ball for a single off Liam Dawson.

Brief Scores: India 358 & 174/2 (KL Rahul 87*, Shubman Gill 78*; Chris Woakes 2/48) vs England 669 (Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141, Ravindra Jadeja 4/143).