India batter KL Rahul crossed the milestone of 3000 Check runs throughout Day 1 of the primary Check of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia at Perth on Friday.
The 32-year-old reached the report in 54 matches at a median of virtually 34, with eight lots of and fifteen half-centuries.
Rahul opened the batting for India within the absence of normal captain Rohit Sharma, who missed out on account of private commitments. The Bengaluru batter, who was batting within the middle-order, was dropped from the workforce halfway by means of the house collection in opposition to New Zealand however was included within the squad for the second Check between India A and Australia A in Melbourne earlier this month.
Aside from his exploits in Check cricket, Rahul has amassed 2851 runs in One-Day Internationals and 2265 runs in T20Is for India. He performed an important function in India’s run to the ultimate of the ODI World Cup in 2023, top-scoring for the workforce within the closing defeat by the hands of Australia in Ahmedabad.