New Delhi, May 17 -- Delhi Capitals seasoned wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul is on the cusp of breaking batting maestro Virat Kohli's elusive T20 feat of becoming the fastest Indian to reach the 8000-run mark in the T20s.

Rahul could shatter Virat's record and become the fastest to reach the 8000-run landmark during Delhi Capitals' do-or-die fixture against Gujarat Titans in their home den on Sunday. The 33-year-old stands 33 runs short of the milestone and to become the fastest Indian to achieve the feat in the just his 214th T20 innings, surpassing Virat's record of 243 innings.

He has a chance to become the second-fastest player overall in the format, dethroning Pakistan's premier batter Babar Azam, who achieved the feat in 218 innings....