KL Rahul’s new record
India vs England 1st Test: The 5 test match series between India and England has started. The first match of the series is being played today in Hyderabad. In this, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. Meanwhile, captain Rohit Sharma has also given a chance to KL Rahul in India’s playing eleven. By playing in this match, KL Rahul has made a new record, which till now only a few Indian players have been able to do. Rahul has now been included in the special list of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
KL Rahul is playing his 50th test today
KL Rahul has come to play his 50th test match today. He has become the sixth player from India, who has played 50 matches in Test, ODI and T20 International. Before this, only MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have been able to achieve this feat for India. For Rahul, playing 50 Tests is no less than an achievement.
Rahul’s performance in test has been like this
Talking about Rahul’s Test career, he has scored 2755 runs in 84 innings of 50 Tests. Here his average is 33.59 and he has scored runs at a strike rate of 51.88. So far he has scored 8 centuries and 13 half-centuries in this format. He has played 75 ODI matches before this. In this, he has 2820 runs in his name, whereas if we talk about T20 International, he has played 72 matches here. In this he has scored 2265 runs.
England team on backfoot on the very first day of test
Meanwhile, in today’s match, KL Rahul has been given a chance as a specialist batsman. Because KS Bharat is handling the responsibility behind the wicket. Talking about the match, the England team is seen on the backfoot on the very first day. The team got a good start, but both the openers Ben Duckett and Jack Crowley could not convert it into a big innings. Now it has to be seen how KL Rahul performs in his 50th Test match when Team India starts batting.
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