IND vs Eng 4th Test: Kl Rahul Eyes Historical Milestone in Old Trafford. Cricket news

Indian opener KL Rahul is on the verge of scoring 9,000 international runs as he reaches Manchester on July 23, 2025 for a fourth test against England. The 31 -year -old batsman requires only 60 more runs to reach this milestone, scoring 8,940 runs in all forms in 218 matches.Rahul has emerged as an important person in the ongoing series against England, where India trails 2–1. He has already scored 375 runs in three matches at an impressive average of 62.50, including two centuries and fifty. In Tests, Rahul has scored 3,632 runs in 61 matches at an average of 35.26, with 10 centuries and 18 half -centuries. His highest score is 199, although his test average has been a point of discussion throughout his career. His ODI record shows more stability with 3,043 runs in 85 matches at an average of 49.08, including seven centuries and 18 half -centuries. In T20Is, he ranks as India’s fourth largest run-scorer, with 2,265 runs in 72 matches, which is at an average of 37.75.

The current England series has greatly improved Rahul’s batting average in English conditions. In 12 tests in England, he has scored an average of 989 runs at 41.20, with two half -centuries in four centuries and 24 innings. Rahul’s performance outside Asia has been particularly notable, in which nine of his ten tests are coming away from homes. Seven centuries of these centuries have been scored in the Army (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries. In the ongoing series, Rahul has faced 670 balls, ranked fourth among Indian openers in England since 1990. He has the opportunity to cross his record of 735 delivery from the 2021 tour, along with Rohit Sharma’s 866 delivery and a record of 1,054 balls from 2014.

Rahul’s most successful in the current chain tests may be the most successful, potentially crossing his performance in the 2016-17 series against Australia, where he scored 393 runs in four matches on an average of 65.50. Within the team structure, Rahul has established himself as a bridge between young players and experienced generations. His frequent performance in the current series, with at least one fifty-Plus score in each test, has responded to his critics who had previously questioned his ability to maintain form under foreign circumstances. His overall international career figures include formats in 19 centuries and 58 fifty, which keep him as the 16th highest run-run-gate for India in all time lists. However, he has not participated internationally since the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, where his scoring rate was considered less aggressive than the new T20 experts.