Overview

• Rahul was 53 not out off 114 balls at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad, with India 121/2 after bowling the visitors out for 162.
• The half-century came in 101 deliveries with six boundaries, reflecting a measured start to India’s reply.
• He is reportedly India’s second-highest Test run-scorer in 2025, trailing only captain Shubman Gill.
• His current run builds on a standout England tour in which he scored 532 runs in 10 innings with two centuries and two fifties.
• Aakash Chopra, Ravi Shastri and Parthiv Patel praised the form and urged conversion into long-term gains, with Shastri citing small technical tweaks and Chopra pushing for a career average in the low-to-mid 40s.