India opener KL Rahul on Friday became the fourth Indian batter to score 10 or more centuries as a Test opener, surpassing Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, who have nine each. The milestone came during the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Rahul made 100 off 197 balls with 12 fours before he was dismissed by Jomel Warrican at the start of the second session, giving a sitter to Justin Greaves at short extra-cover.
He now joins Sunil Gavaskar (33 centuries), Virender Sehwag (22 centuries), and Murali Vijay (12 centuries) in the 10-plus century club for India as Test openers, according to Wisden.
This was Rahul’s first century at home since December 2016, when he scored 199 against England in Chennai. The 3,211-day gap between his home hundreds is the longest interval for an Indian batter, and the fourth-longest gap overall between two centuries at home, with Ravichandran Ashwin holding the record at 36 innings.
KL Rahul has enjoyed a prolific run in 2025, amassing 649 runs in seven matches at an average of 54.08, including three centuries and two fifties. His standout series came against England in the UK, where he scored 532 runs in 10 innings, finishing as the third-highest run-scorer.”
India is currently 326/4 at Tea Break, with wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel unbeaten on 68 and Ravindra Jadeja at 50*. India leads by 164 runs in response to the West Indies’ first innings total of 162.
For West Indies, Justin Greaves top-scored with 32 runs off 48 balls, while Mohammed Siraj (4 wickets) and Jasprit Bumrah (3 wickets) dominated the bowling.
Brief Scores:
India: 326/4 (KL Rahul 100, Dhruv Jurel 68*; Roston Chase 2/63)
West Indies: 162 (Justin Greaves 32, Shai Hope 26; Mohammed Siraj 4/40)
