World Cup: KL Rahul completes 1,500 ODI runs in Asia
Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has completed 1,500 ODI runs in Asia. The wicketkeeper-batter accomplished the milestone against England in Match 29 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Lucknow. The right-handed batter entered the game, requiring just two runs to get the milestone. Rahul has certainly enjoyed operating on spin-friendly Asian tracks. Here we look at his stats.
A steady 39 from Rahul
Batting first in Lucknow, India were off to a horrible start. Rahul arrived in the middle with the scorecard reading 40/3. He joined forces with skipper Rohit Sharma and the duo rescued the Men in Blue with a 91-run stand for the fourth wicket. Rahul eventually fell prey to David Willey, having mustered 39 off 58 balls with the help of three boundaries.
1,500 runs for Rahul in Asia
Rahul took 41 games and 38 innings to complete 1,500 (1,537) runs in the Asian continent. His average in this regard is 51.23 with his strike rate being 88.84. The tally includes three tons and 10 fifties with 111* being his best score. Notably, the wicketkeeper-batter has been on a roll since returning from a long-term injury last month.
Over 1,100 runs in India
1,185 of Rahul's ODI runs have come in India in 29 ODIs. He averages 56.42 in the country with his strike rate being 89.16. He owns eight ODI fifties at home as the tally also includes a couple of hundreds. Only Kohli (3,000+) and Rohit (2,700+) have smoked more runs in home ODIs since Rahul's ODI debut in 2016.
Rahul races past 2,500 runs
During the Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan last month, Rahul reached the landmark of 2,000 runs in the format. Rahul joined Kohli as the joint third-fastest Indian batter to get the mark (53 innings). The former has now raced to 2,507 runs from 67 ODIs at 50.14. He has six tons and 16 fifties. He averages 74.70 in ODIs this year.
