KL Rahul Joins Elite Club With 1000 Test Runs In England At The Old Trafford

The fourth Test between England and India started with a bang at the Old Trafford, Manchester. Many changes were seen on the Indian side, as the reports stated: Sai Sudharsan gets a chance in place of Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur made it to the playing XI in place of injured Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been ruled out from the series due to injury, and Anshul Kamboj made his test debut.

In the Manchester Test, KL Rahul achieved the milestone of 1000 Test runs in England, joining the elite list of Indian players. He reached this milestone during the ongoing fourth test against England.

Talking about the toss, England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl first. India got a strong start from the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul. The 33-year-old also completed 400 runs in the ongoing five-match test series.

Rahul made his 1000 test runs in England, joining the list of legendary senior players. Overall, he is the fifth Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, and Sunil Gavaskar to reach the milestone.

Most Test Runs for India in England

1. Sachin Tendulkar—1575 runs in 30 innings

2. Rahul Dravid—1376 runs in 23 innings

3. Sunil Gavaskar—1152 runs in 28 innings

4. Virat Kohli—1096 runs in 33 innings

5. KL Rahul—1004 runs in 25 innings