Twin fifties by Indian opening batsman at home – KL Rahul is the latest addition

KL Rahul of India scored 90 and 51 in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 27th occasion of India’s opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test at home. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Mushtaq Ali | 54 | 106 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1948 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 59 | 71* | v England | Kolkata | 30 Dec 1951 |
| 3 | ML Jaisimha | 56 | 51 | v England | Mumbai (BS) | 11 Nov 1961 |
| 4 | AV Mankad | 64 | 68 | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 5 | FM Engineer | 121 | 66 | v England | Mumbai (BS) | 06 Feb 1973 |
| 6 | CPS Chauhan | 52 | 84 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 7 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 8 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 9 | CPS Chauhan | 58 | 84 | v Australia | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 10 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 64 | v Pakistan | Nagpur | 05 Oct 1983 |
| 11 | J Arun Lal | 52 | 70 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 11 Feb 1987 |
| 12 | K Srikkanth | 71 | 65 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 11 Dec 1987 |
| 13 | NS Sidhu | 107 | 76 | v West Indies | Nagpur | 01 Dec 1994 |
| 14 | A Jadeja | 59 | 73 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 15 | NS Sidhu | 62 | 64 | v Australia | Chennai | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 16 | S Ramesh | 60 | 96 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 17 | A Chopra | 60 | 52 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 |
| 18 | W Jaffer | 81 | 100 | v England | Nagpur | 01 Mar 2006 |
| 19 | W Jaffer | 202 | 56 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 30 Nov 2007 |
| 20 | G Gambhir | 67 | 104 | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 21 | V Sehwag | 66 | 92 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 22 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | v England | Mohali | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 23 | V Sehwag | 96 | 54* | v New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 12 Nov 2010 |
| 24 | V Sehwag | 55 | 55 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 25 | CA Pujara | 52 | 82* | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 26 | M Vijay | 65 | 76 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 27 | KL Rahul | 90 | 51 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
KL Rahul of India scored 90 and 51 in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the seventh occasion of India’s opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AV Mankad | 64 | 68 | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 |
| 2 | CPS Chauhan | 58 | 84 | v Australia | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 3 | NS Sidhu | 62 | 64 | v Australia | Chennai | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 67 | 104 | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 66 | 92 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 6 | CA Pujara | 52 | 82* | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 7 | KL Rahul | 90 | 51 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
KL Rahul became the second Indian opening batsman to score twin fifties in a test at Bengaluru. A Jadeja had scored 59 and 73 against New Zealand in Oct 1995
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Jadeja | 59 | 73 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 90 | 51 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
KL Rahul with his 90 and 51 in the ongoing Bengaluru test against Australia became the fourth Indian batsman to score a ninety and a fifty in a test at home. His feat provides the fifth such occasion. All the five occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Ramesh | 60 | 96 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 66 | 92 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | v England | Mohali | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 96 | 54* | v New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 12 Nov 2010 |
| 5 | KL Rahul | 90 | 51 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |