Last Updated: April 22, 2023, 6:23 PM IST
IPL 2023: LSG’s KL Rahul (AP)
KL Rahul is the third-fastest overall, in terms of innings taken, to reach the 7000-run landmark in T20 cricket
KL Rahul became the 41st male cricketer to have scored 7000 runs in T20 cricket during match number 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.
KL Rahul became the fastest Indian to reach the landmark, beating Virat Kohli.
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Innings taken to reach 7000 T20 runs
KL Rahul | 197 |
Virat Kohli | 212 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 246 |
Suresh Raina | 251 |
Rohit Sharma | 258 |
Overall, KL Rahul is the third-fastest in terms of innings taken to reach the 7000-run landmark in T20s.
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Fastest to Reach 7000 runs
- 187 – Babar Azam
- 192 – Chris Gayle
- 197 – KL Rahul
In fact, KL Rahul also has the second-best strike rate among the 41 batters to have scored 7,000 T20 runs. Only Pakistan’s Babar Azam (44.14) has a better strike rate than KL Rahul (42.42).
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KL Rahul becomes the fastest to complete 7000 runs by an Indian in T20 format. (innings)Just 197 innings
Third fastest in the world to complete 7000 t20 runs in 197 innings.#KLRahul • #LSGvsGT •
One of the best t20 batsmen in the world. Lockdown kids don’t know. pic.twitter.com/rryxaaHYIO
— Naresh Nelakurthi (@NBchowdary9999) April 22, 2023
KL Rahul had earlier surpassed Rahul Dravid in the list of players with the most matches as the captain in the IPL.
The LSG skipper has captained 49 matches. The list is topped by MS Dhoni (216) followed by Rohit Sharma (147) and Virat Kohli (141).
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