IPL 2023: KL Rahul Breaks Virat Kohli's Long-Standing Record, Attains Massive Milestone

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul broke Virat Kohli's long-standing record in Lucknow vs Gujarat IPL 2023 match on Saturday (April 22).

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul broke Virat Kohli's long-standing record in Lucknow vs Gujarat IPL 2023 match on Saturday (April 22).

Chasing 133 for the victory, KL Rahul powered LSG off to a quick start and in process he attained a massive milestone on a two-paced track.

In this match, KL Rahul completed 7,000 runs in T20 cricket.

By virtue of this, Rahul became the fastest Indian to 7,000 runs in T20 cricket.

KL Rahul (7,000 runs in 197 T20Is) set the new Indian batting record by overtaking Virat Kohli (7,000 runs in 212 T20Is).

Overall in international cricket, KL Rahul is the third fastest to 7000 runs in T20Is (innings). Babar Azam (187 innings), Chris Gayle (192 innings) are above Rahul in this list.

Talking about GT vs LSG IPL 2023 match, Hardik Pandya's incredible innings of 66 in 50 balls propelled Gujarat to 135 on the board.