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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali lavished praise on India veteran batter KL Rahul for his performance in the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. Rahul, who was promoted as an opener after Rohit Sharma's retirement from the longest format of the game, has scored 532 runs in 10 innings against England, ending his campaign as the third-highest run-getter after Shubman Gill and Joe Root.
After the series of record-breaking feats ended in a 2-2 draw, India's Shubman Gill and England's Harry Brook were awarded Player of the series. Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes that KL Rahul hasn’t been given enough credit.
“I think people don’t realise how good someone like KL Rahul is, particularly in opening the batting. He was brilliant last series as well in England, and he is brilliant again this series. I actually think Shubman scored the most runs and was outstanding, but I thought KL’s role within the side was probably the best I have seen him play over the years," said Moeen the Beard Before Wicket podcast.
"He is such a good player, and I genuinely believe that he’s one of the best players in the world, and I have said that for a while. Sometimes I just feel he doesn’t take the handbrake off, just free up a bit more, but generally I would say he’s one of the best players in the world,” Moeen said on the Beard Before Wicket podcast.
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KL Rahul smashed his ninth Test ton in the first Test match against England and followed it up with his tenth at Lord’s. After that, he became the first Indian opener and only the second Indian overall, after Dilip Vengsarkar, to score multiple Test centuries at Lord’s. The wicketkeeper batter played a crucial role in the fourth Test in Manchester after India were 0/2. He stitched an 188-run partnership alongside skipper Shubman Gill, which helped the visitors shift the momentum of the game. The clash ended in a draw.
The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 was a run-fest. A total of 7,187 runs were scored, making it the second-highest aggregate in any Test series after the 1993 Ashes (7,221 runs). India’s own tally of 3,809 runs was also the second-most ever scored by a team in a single series.
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