KL Rahul added another milestone to his illustrious Test career on Monday, bringing up his seventh century in the longest format during Day 4 of the ongoing first Test between India and England at Headingley. Rahul reached the three-figure mark off his 202nd delivery, guiding the ball for a single to complete a well-earned hundred.

At the other end, Rishabh Pant continued his typically aggressive brand of batting, scoring an unbeaten 82 off just 99 balls at the time of Rahul’s milestone. Together, the duo anchored India’s innings and pushed the visitors into a position of strength after an early setback on a chilly morning in Leeds.

With this hundred, Rahul became the first Indian opener to score three Test centuries in England. Before him, legendary batters like Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri had each scored two centuries as openers on English soil, making Rahul’s achievement a historic first.