New Delhi. On the first day of the Centurion Test (India Vs South Africa), the Indian batsmen were in great trouble against the fast bowlers of South Africa. The score of the Indian team at stumps on the first day was 208 runs. Runs for eight and KL Rahul (70) and Mohammad Siraj (pair of 0) were at the wicket. Talking about Rahul (KL Rahul), he is the only batsman to score a half century in Indian innings and his important contribution helped the team to cross the 200 mark. Rahul, a first-time wicketkeeper in Tests, has so far faced 105 balls and scored 70 runs with 10 fours and two sixes. Wicket for 121 runs. Gave and first put on 43 runs for the seventh wicket with Shardul Thakur and then 27 runs for the eighth wicket with Bumrah.
Rahul has scored 2642 runs in 47 Tests so far in Test cricket. A strange combination of ‘seven’ is associated with him in Test cricket. So far in Test cricket he has been dismissed seven times for 0, seven times for 2 and seven times for 10 runs. Not only that, only seven centuries have been registered in Test cricket to his name.
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He was dismissed seven times for 0, seven times for 2 and seven times for 10 runs.
So far, Rahul has been dismissed for 0 runs in Visakhapatnam, Southampton and Leeds Tests against England, Rajkot and Port of Spain Tests against West Indies, Perth Test against Australia and Johannesburg Test against South Africa. 0 for 0 in the Test against Sri Lanka. He has been dismissed three times and twice for individual scores of two runs in Tests against Australia and Bangladesh. Similarly, he has been dismissed twice each against South Africa, England and Bangladesh in Tests. And once against Australia with a personal score of 10 runs. Got out on the score.
Rahul has only seven Test centuries to his name.
199 runs vs England (December 2016)
158 runs vs Indies (July 2016)
149 runs vs England (September 2018)
129 runs vs England (August 2021)
123 runs vs South Africa (December 2021)
110 runs vs Australia (January 2015)
108 runs vs Sri Lanka (August 2015)
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First published: December 27, 2023, 08:03 IST