KL Rahul rewrites the record for most runs in a test innings at Kingston by an Indian opening batsman against West Indies after 63 years
KL Rahul’s 158 in the ongoing second test at Kingston against West Indies provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Apte | 163* | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 |
| 2 | P Roy | 150 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 220 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 156 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 1 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 1 Dec 1978 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar | 182* | 3 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 7 | NS Sidhu | 201 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 |
| 8 | W Jaffer | 212 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 180 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2006 |
| 10 | KL Rahul | 158 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
It also provides the eighth such occasion by an Indian batsman against West Indies in West Indies. All the eight occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Apte | 163* | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 |
| 2 | P Roy | 150 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 220 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 156 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 |
| 5 | NS Sidhu | 201 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 |
| 6 | W Jaffer | 212 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 180 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2006 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | 158 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
KL Rahul’s 158 is a record by an Indian opening batsman for the highest score in a test at Kingston. The previous best was 150 by P Roy in Mar 1953. Thus it took 63 years for KL Rahul to emulate P Roy. P Roy and KL Rahul are the only two Indian opening batsmen to score 150 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies at Kingston.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | P Roy | 150 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 158 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |