The Karnataka batter’s century helped India race past 200 in response to the West Indies’ first-innings total of 162 before the tea break in Ahmedabad.
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Players with the most Test hundreds as India openers:
33 – Sunil Gavaskar (203 innings)
12 – Murali Vijay (100 innings)
9 – Gautam Gambhir (101 innings)
Meanwhile, KL Rahul has set a new record for the longest gap between two home Test centuries by an Indian player. The Indian star has waited 3,211 days between his first and second hundred at home, surpassing Ravichandran Ashwin’s previous record of 2,655 days between 2013 and 2021.
However, Ravichandran Ashwin still holds the top spot in this list of the longest gaps between two Test hundreds scored by an Indian player on home soil. Ashwin had to wait 36 innings between scoring two home Test centuries.
The next player is the former wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani. Kirmani had a 32-innings gap between two centuries at home.
KL Rahul back in top form, kicks off home season in style
The 33-year-old has begun the home season in sensational form. Last week, Rahul smashed his first first-class century in India since 2016, scoring an unbeaten 176 while chasing a massive 412 against Australia A at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. His innings not only helped India A complete a thrilling chase but also reminded fans of his class and temperament.
He carried that momentum into the England tour during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where he enjoyed the best series of his career, scoring 532 runs in five tests with two centuries and two fifties to his name.
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