India vs South Africa Test series will start from November 14, the first test will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. In this series, KL Rahul will have a chance to leave behind both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma together in a record list. Rahul has looked brilliant in the last series, he would like to maintain that rhythm.
KL Rahul opens the innings in the Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal, he is successful in getting a good start. He scored a century in the Test series against West Indies played under the captaincy of Shubman, he also played 2 century innings in England. Now, if he scores centuries in 2 out of 4 innings of this series against South Africa, he will leave behind Kohli and Rohit in the record list and will equal them with 1 century.
Most centuries against South Africa (by an Indian)
- Sachin Tendulkar- 7
- Virender Sehwag- 5
- Mohammad Azharuddin- 4
- Rohit Sharma- 3
- Ajinkya Rahane- 3
- Virat Kohli- 3
- KL Rahul- 2*
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test cricket this year, both have scored 3 centuries each in Test against South Africa. Ajinkya Rahane has also scored 3 centuries. If KL Rahul scores 1 century against South Africa, he will be equal to these three greats, with 2 centuries he will overtake these three and come fourth in the list.
How is KL Rahul’s test record against South Africa?
KL Rahul has played 7 Tests against South Africa, in which he has scored 369 runs at an average of 28.38 in 13 innings. Rahul is also close to leaving behind Gautam Gambhir in terms of scoring the most runs against the South African team, he has to score only 41 runs. Gambhir is the head coach of the Indian team, he has scored 409 runs in 10 innings of 6 matches against this team.
