KL Rahul 28 Runs Away From Breaking Sunil Gavaskar's Elite Record As Opener
Rahul has been in red-hot form these days. In four matches of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, with the help of two centuries and one fifty, he has scored a total of 511 runs.
KL Rahul is playing as an opening batter for India in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. The 33-year-old right-handed batter from Karnataka has been in red-hot form with the bat in the 2025 edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. In four matches played so far against England, with the help of two centuries (137 and 100) and two half-centuries (55 and 90), he has amassed a total of 511 runs.
Rahul, who is the second leading run getter in the ongoing series, would like to maintain his super show with the bat in the fifth Test as well, which is set to take place at The Oval in London from July 31 to August 4.
During the fifth Test, Rahul will have a chance to break an elite batting record of legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Rahul, who made his Test debut for India in December 2014, has scored a total of 1125 runs in 13 Tests played so far in England. If he manages to score at least 28 runs in the fifth Test, then he will break Sunil Gavaskar's record of scoring the most runs for India as an opening batter in England.
During his 16-year-long Test career, Gavaskar played 16 Tests in England and scored 1152 runs.
The overall record of scoring the most Test runs in England for India is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar played 17 Tests in England and scored 1575 runs.
If Rahul manages to score at least 32 runs in the fifth Test, then he will also break Gavaskar's record of scoring 542 runs for India in an away Test series against the English team. During the India tour of England in 1979, Gavaskar played four matches and scored 542 runs.
Most runs in a Test series for India against England
The overall record of scoring the most runs for India in a Test series against England as an opening batter is in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-handed batter from Mumbai played five Tests against England in 2024 and, with the help of two double centuries and three fifties, amassed a total of 712 runs.
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