In India’s second innings of the Leeds Test, KL Rahul stunned everyone with an incredible performance, scoring a magnificent century. Rahul scored a stunning 137-run knock and contributed towards India’s second-innings score of 364 runs. Consequently, a target of 371 runs was set for England. This was Rahul’s 9th overall Test century.
In doing so, Rahul left his mark on the record books. He has three Test centuries in England now, the highest by any Indian opener in England. By doing this, Rahul went beyond the great Indian names like Sunil Gavaskar, Vijay Merchant, Ravi Shastri, and Rahul Dravid — all of whom had two Test centuries in England as openers.
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Most Test Centuries by an Indian Opener in SENA Countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia)
- 8 – Sunil Gavaskar
- 5 – KL Rahul*
- 3 – Vinoo Mankad
- 3 – Ravi Shastri
- 3 – Virender Sehwag
This was also Rahul’s fifth Test century as an opener in SENA countries, making him the second-highest Indian opener in this regard after Sunil Gavaskar.
Most Test Centuries by an Asian Opener in SENA Countries
- 8 – Sunil Gavaskar
- 5 – KL Rahul*
- 4 – Saeed Anwar
Rahul also overtook former Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar, who had scored four centuries in SENA countries.
Furthermore, when it comes to most Test hundreds in SENA nations by Indian batters (regardless of batting position), Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 17. With his latest ton, KL Rahul has now become the fifth-highest Indian century-maker in these countries.
Most Test Centuries by Indian Batters in SENA Countries
- 17 – Sachin Tendulkar
- 12 – Virat Kohli
- 10 – Rahul Dravid
- 8 – Sunil Gavaskar
- 6 – KL Rahul*
- 6 – Rishabh Pant*
- 6 – Mohammad Azharuddin
Match Summary
Discussing the game, besides KL Rahul’s heroics, Rishabh Pant also delivered a breathtaking knock, tallying his 8th Test century — a free-flowing 118. Rahul and Pant shared a match-winning 195-run stand that proved key to sending India to 364. By Day 4’s end, England was on 21 without loss but still behind India by 350 runs.
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