Rahul on Verge of 1,000 Test Runs in England Ahead of India's Tour of England's Game 4
by Geoffrey Ejiga | by Cydias Aujard
KL Rahul Set to Join Elite Trio of Indian Cricketers
Rahul has scored 989 runs in 12 Tests and 24 innings in England, at an average of 41.20.
When India takes to the field for the fourth Test in Manchester, the opening batter needs just 11 runs to join an elite list of Indian cricketers to have scored 1000 or more Test runs in England.
Leading the group is Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 1575 runs in 17 Tests at an average of 54.31. Rahul David follows next, with 1376 runs in 13 Tests and 68.80. Lastly, Sunil Gavaskar scored 1152 runs in 16 Tests on English soil at an average of 41.14.
It is worth mentioning that the ongoing series is only Rahul’s third series in England. During the 2018 tour of England, he scored 299 runs in 5 matches. Then in 2021, he scored 315 in 4 matches.
Despite going down 2-1 in the series, India are still expected to come out on top according to the latest betting odds.
Rahul’s Performance in The Series So Far
With 2 matches left, Rahul can make this Test his best stat-wise. His most productive Test was IND-AUS 2016/17, where he scored 393 runs in four matches and seven innings. Rahul also had a batting average of 65.5% while scoring 6 fifties.
In contrast, during this Series, Rahul has scored 375 runs in three matches and six innings, with a batting average of 62.50. The batsman also hit two hundreds and one fifty, with a top score of 137, becoming the fourth-highest run getter in the series. If Rahul can keep up the scoring pace, he might break his record by the end of the Test.
Team India is Searching For a Miracle in Manchester
Despite KL Rahul’s incredible form, India is down 2-1 in the ongoing series, meaning a loss at Old Trafford would seal the series in England’s favour.
Can India give Brendon McCollum’s squad a run for their money, or will England cruise to another victory? For more betting insights, explore the IND vs ENG Test predictions and see what our SportyTrader experts have to say about the upcoming match.
Ahead of the game on Wednesday, here are the confirmed squad lists for both teams.
India: India’s Test squad will be led by Shubman Gill (c) and Rishabh Pant (wk). Other team members include Abhimanyu Easwaran, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Nitish Reddy, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi, and Jaiswal.
England: Team England includes Ben Stokes as Captain, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, and Chris Woakes.
