Delhi: The first match of the 5-match Test series between India and Australia has started in Perth. On the first day of the match, Indian team’s star wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul scored 26 runs in 74 balls. However, he was sent to the pavilion by Mitchell Starc. During this innings, Rahul completed his 3000 runs in Test cricket. The right-handed batsman has become the 26th player for India to score 3000 runs in Test cricket.
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Rahul made his Test debut in 2014 against Australia. So far, he has scored 3007 runs in 92 innings of 54 Test matches at an average of 33.78. He has 8 centuries and 15 half-centuries to his name, while his best score has been 199 runs. KL has scored the most runs against England. He has added 955 runs in 13 matches.
Rahul’s record against Australia
KL Rahul has scored 644 runs in 20 innings of 12 test matches against Australia at an average of 33.89. During this period he has scored 1 century and 6 half-centuries. His best score is 110 runs. However, his performance on Australian soil has been average. Here, he has scored 213 runs in 10 innings of 6 Test matches at an average of just 21.30, which includes 1 century.
It is noteworthy that before him, 26 great players including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid have completed three thousand runs in Tests.
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