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KL Rahul is playing as an opening batter for India in the fourth Test against England, and during the 1st session of Day 1’s play, he completed 1000 Test runs in England.
KL Rahul becomes 4th Indian batter to score 1000 Test runs vs England in England. (Picture Credit: AFP)
KL Rahul is playing as an opening batter for India in the fourth Test against England, which kicked off at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday (July 23). During the first session of the first day’s play, Rahul entered his name in the record books by becoming the fourth Indian batter after Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rahul Dravid to score 1000 Test runs against England in England.
The ongoing match in Manchester is Rahul’s 13th Test for India in England. He needed 11 runs on Wednesday to join the 1000-run club, and he achieved the objective by scoring a four on the fourth of the seventh over of India’s first innings bowled by Chris Woakes.
Legendary Tendulkar holds the record of scoring the most Test runs for India in England. In 17 matches, with the help of four centuries and eight fifties, he amassed a total of 1575 runs.
Dravid, who led India to a famous Test series win in England in 2007, finished his career with 1376 runs in 13 Tests played on English soil, whereas in 16 Tests played in England, Gavaskar scored 1152 runs.
Most Test runs for India vs England (in England)
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 17 | 1575 | 54.31 | 193 | 4/8 |
| Rahul Dravid | 13 | 1376 | 68.80 | 217 | 6/4 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 16 | 1152 | 41.14 | 221 | 2/8 |
| KL Rahul | 13 | 1003* | 41.20 | 149 | 4/2 |
| Virat Kohli | 15 | 976 | 33.65 | 149 | 2/5 |
Virat Kohli also scored more than 1000 Test runs in England, but the former India captain, who announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, played one match each against New Zealand (in June 2021) and Australia (in June 2023) as well on English soil in addition to 15 against England.
Most Test runs for India in England
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 17 | 1575 | 54.31 | 193 | 4/8 |
| Rahul Dravid | 13 | 1376 | 68.80 | 217 | 6/4 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 16 | 1152 | 41.14 | 221 | 2/8 |
| Virat Kohli | 17 | 1096 | 33.21 | 149 | 2/5 |
| KL Rahul | 13 | 1003* | 41.20 | 149 | 4/2 |
If Rahul, who has scored two centuries in the ongoing matches, manages to score at least 28 runs in the ongoing match, then he will become the second Indian opener after Gavaskar to score 1000 Test runs in England.
The overall record of scoring the most runs in Test matches played on English soil is in the name of Joe Root. In 82 Test matches played so far, the 34-year-old right-handed batter from Yorkshire has amassed a total of 7045 runs.
The former England Test captain is the first and only player in the world to score more than 7000 Test runs in England.
The record of scoring the most Test runs by a non-English batter in England is held by Donald Bradman of Australia. In 19 matches for the Baggy Greens in England, he amassed a total of 2674 runs.
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