KL Rahul breaks Sachin’s record

KXIP captain KL Rahul has become the fastest Indian batsman to reach 2,000 runs in IPL history. The 28-year-old opener achieved the feat in his 60th IPL innings, overtaking former Mumbai Indians batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who had reached the milestone in 63 innings. KXIP’s Chris Gayle holds the record (48 innings) for being fastest batsman to reach 2,000 IPL runs. Another former KXIP cricketer, Shaun Marsh, is second, in 52 innings. KL Rahul, is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.