Rahul made his Test debut in 2014 against Australia; following that, he scored 2885 runs after playing 50 Test matches and 86 innings. In ODIs, he appeared in 77 matches and 72 innings and scored 2851 runs at a strike rate of 87.56. Meanwhile, in T20Is, the 32-year-old scored 2265 runs in 72 matches and 68 innings.