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 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

 

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