KL Rahul Test Record: India will look to take a decisive lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as they gear up for the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
All eyes in this match will be on opener KL Rahul, who is currently in superb form amid a challenging series for the Indian batsmen.
India Gears Up for Boxing Day Test
The series is currently tied at 1-1 ahead of the Boxing Day Test starting on December 26. Rohit Sharma did not play the first Test due to the birth of his second child, so KL Rahul got a chance to open and he played a good innings there. At the same time, when Rohit Sharma came back to the team, he was seen batting in the middle order.
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KL Rahul’s Boxing Day Test Record
KL Rahul is currently India’s top run-scorer in the series and is the second-highest run-scorer in the series overall with 235 runs in six innings at an average of 47.00. His performance includes two fifties, with his highest score being 84. In this Test match, KL Rahul will have a chance to achieve a great feat. He can score a hat-trick of centuries in Boxing Day Tests.
Right-handed batsman KL Rahul had earlier scored a century in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa. Scored 123 runs in Centurion in 2021. Then in 2023, he scored 101 runs on this ground. India won in 2021. 2023 Mein Haar Ka Sanam Karna Pada Tha. Interestingly, KL Rahul played the only Boxing Day Test match in Australia in 2014. It was his Test debut, where he scored 3 and 1.
In 2024, KL Rahul scored 469 runs in 8 Test matches at an average of 39.08. This includes four fifties with a best score of 86. In the current ICC World Test Championship cycle (2023–25), he has scored 574 runs in nine matches at an average of 41.00. It includes one century and four fifties.
