Team India’s stand-in captain, KL Rahul achieved a special milestone in IND vs SA 3rd ODI at Paarl on Thursday, December 21. The 31-year-old became the first Indian wicket-keeper batter in 14 years to score 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year.
KL Rahul is only the second Indian after MS Dhoni to achieve this feat in ODIs.
In 2021, Rishabh Pant became the first wicket-keeper batter after MSD to score 1000+ international runs in a calendar year.
However, KL Rahul is the only Indian after Dhoni to reach the milestone in ODIs.
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Talking about the game, KL Rahul got dismissed for 21 runs off 35 balls. He shared a 52-run partnership with Sanju Samson after early wickets but failed to keep going.
With series evenly poised at 1-1, the third ODI will be a must win for both sides to secure the ODI series.
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