Over the years, many batters have opened the batting for India in Test but none have been as effective as Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag or Murali Vijay if the numbers are to be looked at. Now, Rahul is reaching at the same level after a long span of stop-and-go career.

IND vs WI, 1st Test: Ton up Rahul joins Gavaskar and Sehwag in SPECIAL opening batters list

While these milestones made headlines, KL Rahul’s brilliant unbeaten half-century went unnoticed. Rahul scored 53 runs off 114 balls, displaying complete control at the crease.

IND vs WI, 1st Test: KL Rahul equals Kapil Dev’s rare half-century record in Ahmedabad Test

KL Rahul's masterclass leads India A to historic chase win over Australia A; seal series

From Virat Kohli to Shubman Gill, here's a look at the top four Indian batters fastest to 5000 runs in T20s.This list also includes KL Rahul and Suresh Raina.

Indian batters fastest to 5000 runs in T20s, Kohli is third, check who tops the list

While all-format batter Shubman Gill’s name is popping up among the hot favourites, even ahead of attacking opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, there is another name – KL Rahul, who is also running for a place in the Asia Cup squad.

KL Rahul, not Gill, leads race for spot in Asia Cup squad but broadcaster Aakash Chopra feels…

The BCCI will shortly announce the 2025 Asia Cup squad. With plenty of options to choose from for each spot, they will take their time to pick the best one, which also includes some surprise names. Here’s a look at those six names, which could be surprise picks for the continental tournament.

Here are 6 surprise picks in India’s 2025 Asia Cup squad

From Virat Kohli to SuryaKumar Yadav, here's a look at the top five Indian batters fastest to 1000 runs in T20 Internationals. The list also contains players like KL Rahul, Suresh Raina and former captain Rohit Sharma.

From Virat Kohli to SuryaKumar Yadav, 5 Indian batters fastest to 1000 runs in T20Is, two active players on list

From Shubman Gill to Ruturaj Gaikwad, here's a look at the top five Indian batters fastest to 3000 runs in T20s.

From Shubman Gill to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 Indian batters fastest to 3000 runs in T20s

From Virat Kohli to KL Rahul, here is a list of five Indian batters to score fastest ODI hundreds. The list also contains legendary names like Virender Sehwag and Mohammad Azharuddin. 

From Virat Kohli to KL Rahul, 5 Indian batters to score fastest ODI hundreds

Whilst much has been written and said about Yashasvi Jaiswal’s centuries and Rishabh Pant’s performance at Old Trafford and Shubman Gill cementing his legacy at number four position, KL Rahul’s performance has gone under the radar in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. 

Will KL Rahul’s resilience reward him a place in the Indian squad for Asia Cup 2025?

After LSG roped KL Rahul in the IPL 2022 mega auction, making him the captain for the next three years, they released him ahead of the last mega auction, with Delhi acquiring his services.

KL Rahul to KKR ahead of IPL 2026 could be a possibility - Report

The partnership not only laid a platform for the batters to come but instilled the belief in the relatively inexperienced side that India can manage to achieve the task which looked monumental after the first over and two down for zero.

Rahul-Gill partnership laid foundation of Manchester draw for India and created history

India has produced some phenomenal openers in Test cricket. Only 12 players have crossed the 2,000 mark and five players reached the 3000 run milestone. 

Meet five Indian openers with most runs in Test cricket. Only one active player in the list

There are only two partnerships better than Rahul-Jaiswal's 94 for the first wicket at Old Trafford - 203 and 124 - both by Vijay Merchant & Syed Mushtaq Ali in 1936 and 1946, respectively.

ENG vs IND at Old Trafford: Rahul-Jaiswal register highest opening partnership since independence

From Shubman Gill to Jamie Smith, here's a look at the top five batters with most runs in Anderson-Tendulkar trophy after three Test matches. This list also includes Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja.

Batters with Most Runs in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy After Three Tests

From Chris Gayle to Babar Azam, here's a look at the top five batters fastest to score 5000 runs in T20 cricket. Surprisingly, only one Indian is on the list.

From Chris Gayle to Babar Azam: 5 batters fastest to 5000 T20 runs, only one Indian on list

From Virat Kohli to Shubman Gill, here's a look at the top five Indian batters with most runs in away Tests (since 2020). This list also includes Rishabh Pant,  KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara.

From Virat Kohli to Shubman Gill: 5 Indian batters with most runs in away Tests (since 2020)

KL Rahul had his name on the Lord’s honours board for the second time in his career, also becoming the second Indian player after ace quick Jasprit Bumrah to achieve it thus far in the ongoing Test against England. However, there is something more to Rahul’s 100 at Lord’s this time.

Out on 100th 100! How KL Rahul’s Lord’s hundred made it beyond honours board

From Shubman Gill to Joe Root, here is a look at five fittest players in India vs England Test series 2025. This list also includes Ravindra Jadeja, Harry Brook and KL Rahul.

From Shubman Gill to Joe Root: 5 fittest players in India vs England Test series

India still are 242 runs in the first innings behind on a pitch which has so far behaved odd after finishing day 2 at 145/3 with KL Rahul (53) and Rishbah Pant (19) at the crease.

IND vs ENG: Rahul holds fort for India after Smith revives England

From Raina-Dhoni to Bravo-Pollard, here's a look at the five most popular friendships in IPL and international cricket. This list also includes Kohli-De Villiers, Stuart Broad-James Anderson and Rahul-Mayank Agarwal.

From Raina-Dhoni to Bravo-Pollard: 5 most popular friendships in IPL and International cricket

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scores fifty in second Test vs England on day 1 (Jul 2). This is his second fifty or more score in three innings he had batted on this tour. Only a few other Indian opening batters have achieved the same landmark on previous India Test tours of England.

IND vs ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal is now first Indian opener to achieve THIS milestone with fifty in second Test vs England

Smriti Mandhana scripted history vs England in Trent Bridge on July 28 by becoming the first Indian woman and overall sixth player from her country to hit a century across all three formats(Test+ODI+T20). Here's a look at the six Indian players who have hit centuries in all three formats:

From Virat Kohli to Smriti Mandhana: 6 Indian players to hit a century in all three formats

This was KL Rahul’s first Test hundred in almost 18 months. It was also his third Test century in England, making him the only Indian opening batter to do so.

IND vs ENG, 1st Test: Athiya Shetty and Suniel Shetty celebrate as KL Rahul scores a century

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Indian batters with most runs in away Tests (since 2020)

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