KL Rahul became the seventh Indian batter to reach 2,000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC) during the ongoing second Test against the West Indies at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The Karnataka-born right-handed opener achieved the milestone on Day 1, hitting Jayden Seales for consecutive fours in the ninth over of India’s first innings. Rahul required only 16 runs to join the exclusive 2,000-run club and ended the day with 2,022 runs in 31 WTC matches. His innings placed him alongside Indian batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the elite group of WTC run-getters. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, sidelined with a foot injury, remains India’s top run-scorer in the WTC with 2,731 runs from 38 matches, including six centuries and sixteen fifties. He is followed by Rohit Sharma with 2,716 runs, Shubman Gill with 2,697, and Virat Kohli with 2,617 runs. Players with 2000+ runs in WTC Player's name Matches Runs Best Score 100/50 Rishabh Pant 38 2731 146 6/16 Rohit Sharma 40 2716 212 9/8 Shubman Gill 39 2697 269 9/8 Virat Kohli 46 2617 254* 5/11 Ravindra Jadeja 46 2505 175* 5/17 Yashasvi Jaiswal 26 2251* 214* 6/12 KL Rahul 31 2003* 137 6/8 Read also: Rishabh Pant joins Delhi Ranji team; likely to lead against Himachal Pradesh Rahul’s consistent red-ball form continues Rahul’s recent form underscores his significance at the top of India’s order. He scored a century in the first innings of the opening India-West Indies Test last week at Narendra Modi Stadium. In September 2025, he played a second unofficial Test for India A against Australia A in Lucknow, remaining unbeaten on 176 in the second innings to guide his side to a 412-run chase. During the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, Rahul accumulated over 500 runs as an opener under Shubman Gill’s captaincy. His current performance in the WTC reaffirms his ability to maintain consistency in long-format cricket, blending patience with precision. At the global level, England’s Joe Root leads the WTC run charts with 6,080 runs in 69 matches, followed by Australia’s Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne with 4,278 and 4,225 runs respectively. Rahul’s achievement places him firmly among India’s elite, reflecting both his skill and longevity in the World Test Championship format.