KL Rahul Needs 105 Runs To Become 3rd Indian Cricketer After Dravid And Dhoni To...
KL Rahul needs 105 runs to complete 2000 runs in ODIs as designated wicketkeeper-batter.
If Rahul scores at least 105 runs in the three-match series against Afghanistan then he will become only the third Indian after Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni to score 2,000 or more runs in ODIs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter.
Dhoni, meanwhile, amassed 10,599 runs in 294 innings of 347 ODIs as India’s designated wicketkeeper-batter from 2004 to 2019.
Sangakkara is followed by MS Dhoni on the list of wicketkeeper-batters with the most ODI runs.
KL Rahul Needs 105 Runs To Become 3rd Indian Cricketer After Dravid And Dhoni To...
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Last Updated: June 12, 2026, 22:54 IST
KL Rahul is India's designated wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs, and in the upcoming series against Afghanistan, he will have the opportunity to complete 2000 ODI runs as a WK-batter.
KL Rahul needs 105 runs to complete 2000 runs in ODIs as designated wicketkeeper-batter. (Picture Credit: AFP)
KL Rahul has been India’s designated wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs for quite some time, and the 34-year-old right-hander from Karnataka is set to don the gloves for the Men in Blue in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
During the first-ever bilateral ODI series between India and Afghanistan, which begins on June 13 in Dharamsala, Rahul will have an opportunity to enter his name in the record books.
If Rahul scores at least 105 runs in the three-match series against Afghanistan then he will become only the third Indian after Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni to score 2,000 or more runs in ODIs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter.
Dravid was the first Indian to achieve the milestone. He scored 2,300 runs in 73 ODIs as India’s designated wicketkeeper-batter between 1999 and 2004.
Dhoni, meanwhile, amassed 10,599 runs in 294 innings of 347 ODIs as India’s designated wicketkeeper-batter from 2004 to 2019.
Most runs as designated wicketkeeper-batter for India in ODIs
PLAYER TIME SPAN MATCHES RUNS BEST SCORE AVERAGE 100/50 MS Dhoni 2004-2019 347 10,599 183* 50.23 9/73 Rahul Dravid 1999-2004 73 2300 145 44.23 4/14 KL Rahul 2020-2026* 54 1895 112* 57.42 3/12 Nayan Mongia 1994-2000 140 1272 69 20.19 0/2 Rishabh Pant 2019-2024 24 714 125* 35.70 1/5 Kiran More 1984-1993 94 563 42* 13.09 0/0 Parthiv Patel 2003-2012 27 448 56* 22.40 0/3 Ishan Kishan 2021-2023 13 420 82 42.00 0/5 Dinesh Karthik 2004-2019 26 394 69 28.14 0/1 Syed Kirmani 1976-1986 49 373 48* 20.72 0/0
Rahul currently has 1,895 runs in 48 innings of 54 ODIs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter.
He also boasts a batting average of 57.42 in ODIs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter, the third-highest among all players in that role who have played at least 10 ODI innings.
Highest batting average by wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs
PLAYER COUNTRY MATCHES RUNS AVERAGE AB de Villiers South Africa 59 2963 70.54 Sanju Samson India 11 306 61.20 KL Rahul India 54 1895 57.42 Lanka de Silva Sri Lanka 11 161 53.66 Shai Hope West Indies 148 6134 50.69 MS Dhoni India 350 10,773 50.57 Quinton de Kock South Africa 160 7120 46.84 Jonny Bairstow England 17 585 45.00 Rahul Dravid India 73 2300 44.23 Monank Patel USA 26 1053 43.87
The world record for scoring most runs in ODIs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter is held by former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara played 360 ODIs as a wicketkeeper-batter for Sri Lanka between 2000 and 2015, amassing 13,341 runs.
Sangakkara is followed by MS Dhoni on the list of wicketkeeper-batters with the most ODI runs. Dhoni scored 10,773 runs in 350 ODIs as a wicketkeeper-batter, including 347 matches for India and three for Asia XI.
Sangakkara and Dhoni are the only two players in the world to have scored more than 10,000 runs in ODIs as designated wicketkeeper-batters.
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First Published: June 12, 2026, 22:54 IST
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