KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have taken a historical record. In the second innings of the Manchester Test, there was a partnership of 188 runs between Gill and Rahul, but they have created the biggest record of the 21st century by parting the balls, not the runs. Both Indian batsmen played a total of 417 balls, partnership for 188 runs, which is the highest ball played in partnership by Indian batsmen in a Test match played in England in the last 25 years.

In India’s second innings in the Manchester Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan were dismissed in the first over. Therefore, this historical partnership of Shubman Gill and KL Rahul started in the first over. The two together played 417 balls during this partnership. Earlier, this record was named after Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Bangar, who added 170 runs while playing 405 balls at the Headingley Cricket Ground in 2002. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who partnered 249 runs in 357 balls.

Now on the land of England, the record of playing the most balls in a partnership has been added to Shubman Gill and KL Rahul. Rahul has scored 2 centuries in this series against England, unfortunately he could not complete the century in the Manchester Test. He was dismissed by Ben Stokes on a score of 90 runs.

Indian captain Shubman Gill is the captain to score the most runs in this series. On the one hand, Gill has crossed the 700 -run mark in the series, while KL Rahul has come second in terms of scoring the most runs. He has scored 511 runs in the current series. Indian batsman Rishabh Pant is also at number three in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs.

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Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have handled India in a difficult time by partnering 174 runs on the fourth day of the fourth Test, because England had dropped 2 wickets in India in the first over for a lead of 311 runs. Rahul and Gill have done something that has not happened in the last 55 years.

KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have scored more than 500 runs in the Test series being played against England. According to the Times of India, for the first time after 55 years, two Indian batsmen have scored more than 500 runs in a Test series on foreign soil. The last time this was done by Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Sardesai in 1970-71.

Team India, who was behind 311 runs in the first innings, was very poor in the second innings. Chris Woakes had already dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) on the fourth ball of the over and Sai Sudarshan (0) off the fifth ball. But after this, till the end of the day’s play, Rahul and Gill kept the wicket.

KL Rahul has scored 87 runs, facing 210 balls. Captain Gill has scored 78 runs while facing 167 balls, both can complete their respective centuries today. India can no longer win this match, but it will have to bat well today to avoid defeat.

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KL Rahul joined the special club, Shubman Gill on the threshold of breaking the big record

KL Rahul, who has scored more than 500 runs in a Test series in England, has become India’s second opener. Before him, Sunil Gavaskar did this. Rahul is on his third century in this series, he scored a century in the first innings of the second and third Test of the first Test. He has scored 508 runs so far.

At the same time, Shubman Gill is close to breaking the 46 -year -old record in terms of scoring the most runs in a Test series as an Indian captain. Gill has scored 697 runs, Sunil Gavaskar is at number one in this list. He scored 732 runs in 1978. Gill can break this record of 47 years old by adding 36 runs in his innings.

The biggest partnership for the third wicket in Test (Indian pair)

Rahul and Gill will have a chance today to leave Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly behind in terms of the biggest partnership for the third wicket. The biggest partnership for the third wicket is Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who scored 336 runs in 2004. The list is at number five, Tendulkar and Ganguly, who shared a 255 -run partnership in 1996. The manner in which Gill and Rahul have played, it seems that both can leave Tendulkar and Ganguly behind today.

KL Rahul has become only the second Indian cricketer to score more than one century on the Lord’s ground. He has completed his century in 176 balls in the Indo-England Third Test being played at Lord’s. This is also his second in the current series and a total 10th century of Test career. Let us know that before Rahul, only one Indian batsman has been able to score more than one century on Lord’s.

In the Lord’s Test, KL Rahul started the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal was dismissed for just 13 runs, but Rahul kept one end. He first shared a 61 -run partnership with Karun Nair, but his 141 -run partnership with Rishabh Pant kept the Indian team in a claim to win the Lord’s Test. Pant was run out on a score of 74 runs in this innings.

KL Rahul’s second century at Lord’s

This is KL Rahul’s second century on Lord’s ground. His first Test century came in the year 2021 on this historic ground, when he scored 129 runs against England. Talk about the Indian batsman who scored the most centuries on Lord’s for India, then his name is Dilip Vengasarkar. He has played a total of 3 century innings on this ground and he is not only the Asian batsman of India but also the most centuries on Lord’s ground.

Till now 10 batsmen have scored centuries in a Test match for India at Lord’s, the first Indian Veenu Mankad to do so. After him, Dilip Vengasarkar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Ravi Shastri, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid, Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul have done this.

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Kl rahul fastest to 5000 ipl runs: KL Rahul has become the fastest 5,000 runs in IPL history. He has done this feat in a match against Lucknow Super Giants, in which he scored an unbeaten 57 runs. He has left behind David Warner in this case, who completed 5 thousand runs in 135 innings while Rahul has achieved this position in 130 innings.

Before the match against Lucknow Super Giants, KL Rahul scored 4,949 runs in 129 innings. As soon as he scored 51 runs in the match against Lucknow, he touched the figure of 5 thousand runs in the IPL. He has now scored 5,006 runs in his 139 matches IPL career, including 4 half -centuries and 40 fifty.

The fastest 5,000 runs in IPL

In IPL, KL Rahul has completed the fastest 5 thousand runs in 130 innings. The second place in this list is David Warner, who did this feat in 135 innings and Virat Kohli at number three, he achieved this position in 157 innings. The names of AB de Villiers and Shikhar Dhawan are also included in this list.

• KL Rahul – 130 innings
• David Warner – 135 innings
• Virat Kohli – 157 innings
• AB de Villiers – 161 innings
• Shikhar Dhawan – 168 innings

KL Rahul is wreaking havoc in IPL 2025

KL Rahul did not play the first 2 matches for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. Despite missing 2 matches, he remains in the race for Orange Cap. Rahul has so far scored 323 runs in 7 innings at an average of 64.6 and is seventh in the orange cap race. He is also the highest run -scorer for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025.

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