KL Rahul 26 Runs Away from Joining Indian Greats In Elite List

The batsman from Karnataka, KL Rahul will be looking to join the legendary names like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma by scoring the remaining 26 runs to register 1000 runs in T20I form of the game. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul is set to open the innings for India in the upcoming three T20I games against West Indies, which will give him a fantastic opportunity to complete the gap.

The flamboyant batsman would like to achieve the feat right in the first game of the series in Hyderabad. Rahul will be hoping to return to form and put his best foot forward in the curtain-raiser. If he manages to score 26 runs in the first T20I, Rahul will become the seventh Indian batsman to score 1000+ runs in the shortest format.

KL Rahul in line to become the seventh Indian to achieve the feat:

Rohit Sharma (2539), Virat Kohli (2450), MS Dhoni (1617), Suresh Raina (1605), Shikhar Dhawan (1504), Yuvraj Singh (1177) are part of the elite list. So far, Rahul scored 974 at an impressive average of 41.34 in just 31 matches (28 innings). And also, KL Rahul has an opportunity to get to become the 2nd fastest Indian to get to 1000 T20I runs.

Captain Virat Kohli holds the record after having arrived there in just 27 innings. If Rahul manages to score 26 runs in the Hyderabad T20I, he will become the joint third-fastest overall along with Australian skipper Aaron Finch. Babar Azam is the fastest to achieve the milestone in just 26 innings.

KL Rahul proved his mettle in the recently concluded three-match series against Bangladesh where he notched up 75 runs including a half-century to help the Rohit Sharma-led side win the three-match series 2-1. The right-hander had a decent campaign with Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and will be looking to carry his excellent form against West Indies.

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Apart from KL Rahul, the opposition skipper Kieron Pollard is also in line to complete 1000 runs in T20I cricket. So far, Pollard has scored 953 runs in 65 matches and has an excellent opportunity to achieve the landmark in the upcoming series against India. India and West Indies play the 1st of the 3-match series in Hyderabad on Friday before heading to Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday for the 2nd T20I. The final game of the series will be played in Mumbai on December 12.