IPL 2020: KL Rahul Becomes The Fastest Indian To Score 2000 Runs In The Tournament

Young Indian batsman and the skipper of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), KL Rahul, achieved another milestone in his career as he became the fastest Indian batsman to score 2000 runs in the IPL history. KL Rahul achieved this feat as he came out to bat in the sixth game of IPL 2020 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and decided to field first. RCB did not make any change in the playing XI and went on in the game with the same team as the first match. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, made a couple of changes in their squad with James Neesham and Murugan Ashwin coming in today for Chris Jordan and K Gowtham.

IPL 2020: KL Rahul Becomes The Fastest Indian To Score 2000 Runs In The Tournament

KL Rahul became the fastest Indian batsman to score 2000 runs in the IPL history as he took to the crease against RCB on Thursday. Rahul completed his 2000 runs in just 60 innings. Sachin Tendulkar held the record previously having achieved it in just 63 innings.

Rahul broke an 8-year old record set by the little master of cricket. Overall, Rahul sits at the 3rd spot in the list of fastest batsmen to score 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Chris Gayle sits at the top in the overall category as he scored 2000 runs in just 48 innings, while Shaun Marsh is on the second spot, having scaled it in just 52 innings.