KL Rahul equals world record with 7 Test half centuries in a row:
Indian
opener KL Rahul hits another fifty against Sri Lanka on the first day of the
third Test match. This is Rahul’s 7th consecutive Test fifty &
he joins the elite list today by equaling his world record of scoring 50+ score
in 7 successive innings.
KL Rahul equals world record with 7 fifties in a series
The other cricketers who scored 50+ in 7 innings in a
row are shown in the table.
Batsman who scored 7 fifties
in a row
|
Country
|
Everton Weekes
|
West Indies
|
Chanderpaul
|
West Indies
|
Kumar Sangakkara
|
Sri Lanka
|
Chris Rogers
|
Australia
|
Andy Flower
|
Zimbabwe
|
Batsman who secured 7 half centuries in a series
KL Rahul has surpassed Rahul Dravid in terms of scoring consecutuve fifties. KL Rahul is the first Indian
batsman to accomplish this feat. Rahul’s magnificent performance started in
home series against Australia where he scored 5 consecutive fifties. He could
not play the first Test in Sri Lanka tour. He participated in the second Test
match & continued scoring half centuries. The table shows the highest number of fifties in a row by an Indian Test batsman.
Indian batsman who scored
maximum consecutive Test half centuries
|
No. of Innings
|
KL Rahul
|
7
|
G Viswanath
|
6
|
R Dravid
|
6
|
S Gavaskar, D Vengsarkar, S Manjrekar, N Sidhu
|
5
|
KL
Rahul was not liked in the beginning of his Test career due to inconsistency
but now he has proved after going beyond the legendary Indian Test batsmen.
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