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Despite scoring 14 and 7 in the important game, it has been a great outing for the opening batter. He hit two hundreds and his runs came at an average of 53.20
KL Rahul has achieved another record in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy by becoming the second-highest run-scoring opener in a red-ball series in England. He amassed 532 runs to go past Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma but failed to cross the Sunil Gavaskar’s mark.
Gavaskar amassed 542 runs in five Tests in 1979 and the record has stood for over four decades. Rahul had a chance to dethrone the legendary cricketer from the top spot but he could manage just 7 runs in his last innings of the series.
Despite scoring 14 and 7 in the important game, it has been a great outing for the opening batter. He hit two hundreds and his runs came at an average of 53.20
Most runs by an Indian opening batter in a Test series in England
542 – Sunil Gavaskar (1979)
532 – KL Rahul (2025)
402 – Murali Vijay (2014)
368 – Rohit Sharma (2021-22)
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