Rahul joins elite list of Indian batters with 3rd Test century in England

Indian opener KL Rahul once again proved why he has been one of the most trusted soldiers of Indian cricket in recent times during Day 4 of the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds. Rahul played in a well-composed manner to bring up his ninth Test century and led India to a respectable second-innings lead. This is also Rahul’s third Test century in England, making him the India player with the third-most Test centuries on English soil, alongside Sourav Ganguly and Rishabh Pant. Rahul took 202 balls to bring up his century while also adding a brilliant century stand for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant.

 

Most centuries by an Indian batter in England 

Player	Test Centuries in England
Rahul Dravid	6
Sachin Tendulkar	4
Dilip Vengsarkar	4
Sourav Ganguly	3
Rishabh Pant	3
KL Rahul	3

 

Century after long gap

 

KL Rahul’s century vs England in Leeds is his first Test century in almost two years. His last Test century came during India’s tour of South Africa in December 2023. The experienced batter notched up a fluent 101 off 137 balls in the opening Test of the two-match series against the Proteas.

 

All Test centuries of KL Rahul 

No.	Runs	Against	Venue	Date
1	110	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	6 Jan 2015
2	108†	Sri Lanka	P Sara Oval, Colombo	20 Aug 2015
3	158	West Indies	Sabina Park, Kingston	30 Jul 2016
4	199	England	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	16 Dec 2016
5	149	England	The Oval, London	7 Sep 2018
6	129†	England	Lord's, London	12 Aug 2021
7	123†	South Africa	SuperSport Park, Centurion	26 Dec 2021
8	101	South Africa	SuperSport Park, Centurion	26 Dec 2023
9	100*	England	Headingley, Leeds	23 Jun 2025