India cricket team star KL Rahul ended his close to 9-year-wait to score a hundred at home as he breached the triple figure mark in the IND vs WI 1st Test. The last time the opener scored a century in India was way back in December 2016 against England, which also happened to be the same match in which he narrowly missed out on a double hundred. Rahul is currently India’s second highest run-getter in Tests in 2025.
Rahul slams hundred in India for 1st time since Dec 2016
Rahul took 190 deliveries to reach the triple-figure mark, helping India extend their 1st innings lead in the IND vs WI 1st Test. The century in Ahmedabad marked the Karnataka batter’s 11th in Tests, out of which 9 have come outside India. Rahul struck 12 boundaries en route to his century as his fine form continued.
His hundred at home came after a gap of 3211 days, the longest such gap for an Indian batter, the previous longest being Ashwin’s 2655 days between 2013 & 2021.
| Match | Runs |
| IND vs AUS 5th Test | 4, 13 |
| IND vs ENG 1st Test | 42, 137 |
| IND vs ENG 2nd Test | 2, 55 |
| IND vs ENG 3rd Test | 100, 39 |
| IND vs ENG 4th Test | 46, 90 |
| IND vs ENG 5th Test | 14, 7 |
| IND vs WI 1st Test | 100* |
The hundred marks Rahul’s third in this calendar year, two of which came earlier in the series against England. The last time he scored a hundred in India was against England where he was dismissed for 199 runs. Since then, he registered multiple fifties at home but simply had failed to breach the triple-figure mark.
Rahul now has 649 runs to his name in 2025 at an average of 54.08, with three hundreds and two fifties to his name. Prior to the IND vs WI Test series, he also featured in a multi-day game between India A and Australia A where he registered scores of 11 and 176*.
