Kolkata, Nov. 15 -- Indian opener KL Rahul completed 4,000 Test runs on Saturday.

The right-handed opener reached the milestone during his side's first Test against South Africa at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens. He scored 39 in 119 balls, with four boundaries and a six, failing to convert his start into something big.

Now in 66 tests, he has scored 4,024 runs at an average of 36.58, with 11 centuries and 20 fifties, and his best score of 199 after 115 innings.

The Karnataka batter has been exceptional for India this year and is in the form of his life, with 784 runs in nine Tests at an average of 52.26, with three centuries and three fifties and a best score of 137. This includes a 532-run series in England of five matches, where he sm...