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Rahul Joins Gavaskar In Elite List

India showed a true fighting spirit on Day 4 of the fourth Test against England in Manchester. 

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Down at 0/2, the partnership between Shubman Gill (78*) and KL Rahul (87*) helped India reach 174/2 at stumps. 

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Trailing by only by 137 runs, India found their way back into the game against England's fiery bowling attack. 

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With his 87-run knock, Rahul achieved a historic feat as he completed his 508* runs in the ongoing series. 

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He became the second Asian opener to score 500 plus runs in a Test series in England. 

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Apart from him, former batter Sunil Gavaskar hit 542 runs in Tests in England in 1979. 

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He's also the second visiting opener to do that in the country in the 21st century after Graeme Smith (714 runs in 2003).

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