Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes only 2nd player after Joe Root to achieve this massive feat
Published - 25 Oct 2024, 12:26 PM | Updated - 25 Oct 2024, 12:38 PM
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Young Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made history during the second Test against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the first Indian player to complete 1,000 runs in Test cricket this year and overall the second player to do so.
Jaiswal had a promising start in the second Test against New Zealand but couldn't save India from a tough situation. The left-handed batter scored 30 runs off 60 balls with the help of four boundaries. He was dismissed by Glenn Phillips after edging straight into the hands of Daryl Mitchell in the slips.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Joins Elite List Of Joe Root
Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 1,007 runs in 10 Test matches at an average of 59.23 including two centuries and six fifties. His top score was 214 against England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. He also became the youngest Indian batter to complete 1,000 runs in a calendar year.
Joe Root leads the list with 1,305 runs in 14 matches at an impressive average of 59.31, including five centuries and four fifties. His top score this year was 262 runs in the series opener against Pakistan in Multan.
Most runs in 2024 in Tests
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Average | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root | England | 14 | 1305 | 262 | 59.31 | 5 | 4 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 10 | 1007 | 214* | 59.23 | 2 | 6 |
| Ben Duckett | England | 14 | 957 | 153 | 39.87 | 2 | 5 |
| Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 7 | 943 | 182* | 94.30 | 5 | 3 |
| Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | 8 | 837 | 240 | 59.78 | 2 | 4 |
| Ollie Pope | England | 14 | 799 | 196 | 33.29 | 3 | 2 |
| Harry Brook | England | 9 | 724 | 317 | 51.71 | 2 | 2 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 9 | 692 | 119* | 49.42 | 3 | 2 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal Has Chance To Break Sachin Tendulkar’s Record
Jaiswal has a chance to set a new world record for the most runs scored in a calendar year with five Test matches remaining this year. He will aim to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 1,562 runs from 14 Tests in 2010. Virender Sehwag, who scored 1,462 runs in 2008, holds the record among openers.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Scored Over 700 Runs Against England
Earlier this year, Jaiswal scored over 700 runs against England in the five-match home Test series. However, his performance has dipped since then. The southpaw scored three fifties but couldn't turn those good starts into significant scores during the recent Test series against Bangladesh on home soil.
The 22-year-old batter scored 13 runs and 35 runs in the first Test match against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He threw his wicket with a rash shot in the second innings. Notably, the Rohit Sharma-led team lost the first Test of the three-match series by eight wickets.
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