IND vs AFG Test: KL Rahul scored a century against Afghanistan, equaled Rohit Sharma’s record

KL Rahul: These days the only test match is being played between India and Afghanistan. On the first day of this match being played in Mullanpur, Team India’s star opener KL Rahul performed brilliantly and scored a century. Let us tell you, this is Rahul’s 12th century in Test cricket. With this he has equaled the record of former captain Rohit Sharma.

KL Rahul scored a century

KL Rahul came to open for India in the ongoing test match against Afghanistan. On the first day of the match, he performed brilliantly and scored a century of 100 runs in 165 balls with the help of 11 fours. During this period his strike rate was 60.61. This is the 12th century of Rahul’s Test career.

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Equaling Rohit Sharma’s record

Let us tell you, former Indian captain and veteran opener Rohit Sharma had scored a total of 12 centuries in his Test career. Now wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has equaled him and scored 12 centuries in Test cricket. Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket last year. Rohit has played a total of 67 matches in this format, in which he has 4,301 runs in his name. During this period, he has scored 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries.

KL Rahul’s test career was like this

34-year-old Indian wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul made his Test debut on 26 December 2014 against Australia under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Rahul has played a total of 68 test matches for India so far, in which he has scored 4153 runs in 119 innings. During this period, he has scored 12 centuries and 20 half-centuries. His best score in red ball cricket has been 199 runs.