India made a solid start to the second Test match at Lord’s against England and at the end of day 1, openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma were absolutely brilliant as they negotiated the tough phase and went on to register a century stand for the first wicket to lay a strong foundation. Although, Rohit Sharma missed out on a well-deserved century, KL Rahul went on to notch up a hundred and got his name registered on the honour’s board. During the course of his inning, he equaled six new records.
KL Rahul notched up the sixth century of his career and is number 24 among Indian batsmen to score the most hundreds. Former India captain MS Dhoni and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi have also scored 6 centuries each.
This is Rahul’s fourth century as an opener in overseas conditions. Only one Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar (15) has been able to make more hundreds than him outside Asia. Rohit Sharma is on equal footing with KL Rahul with four centuries.
The Indian opener is the 10th Indian to score a century at Lord’s. Dilip Vengsarkar is the Indian to have scored the most centuries on this ground with 3 tons. Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Azharuddin, Gundappa Vishwanath, Ajinkya Rahane and Ajit Agarkar have also scored a century each here. At the same time, KL Rahul became the third Indian opener to score a century.
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