IND vs ENG: KL Rahul Creates Historical past, Turns into 2nd Indian After Dilip Vengsarkar To Obtain This HUGE Milestone

India opener KL Rahul created historical past after scoring a implausible century on the third day of the continued third Take a look at towards England at Lord’s on Saturday, July 12. The 33-year-old Rahul reached the three determine mark with a single off Jofra Archer to cowl proper after the lunch break.

With this, Rahul turned the second India batter to attain a couple of century on the iconic Lord’s after Dilip Vengsarkar. Vengsarkar, who’s a visiting batter with most a whole lot at Lord’s, scored three a whole lot in 1979, 1982 and 1986 on the iconic venue.

Earlier than this match, Rahul’s first Take a look at century on the Lord’s had are available 2021, when he scored 129 in India’s 151-run win.

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3 – Dilip Vengsarkar

2 – KL Rahul

1 – Rahul Dravid

1 – Mohammed Azharuddin

1 – Sourav Ganguly

This was Rahul’s fourth hundred as an opener in England, which is probably the most for any Indian opener in Take a look at historical past. Apparently, Rahul now has extra centuries (4) than England openers Ben Duckett (3), Rory Burns and Zak Crawley (2) in England since 2018. Total, this was Rahul’s tenth century in SENA international locations (South Africa, New Zealand, England, Australia).

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8 – Sunil Gavaskar (57 inns)

6 – KL Rahul (45 inns)

3 – Vinoo Mankad (17 inns)

3 – Ravi Shastri (18 inns)

3 – Virender Sehwag (49 inns)

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26 – Sachin Tendulkar

22 – Virat Kohli

15 – Rohit Sharma

13 – Rahul Dravid

13 – Sourav Ganguly

10 – KL Rahul

Nevertheless, Rahul could not proceed his innings longer after the century as he was dismissed by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir instantly after attending to the three-figure mark. He scored precisely 100 in 177 balls with the assistance of 13 boundaries earlier than getting out.