Yashasvi Jaiswal on the verge of topping the elite list bossed by Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli

Young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is all set to achieve a massive feat for the Indian Cricket Team. The batter is on the cusp overtaking Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar in the list of highest run-getters for the Team India in the bilateral series of the longest format of the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been in tremendous touch in the ongoing Test series against England. The batter has set the stage on fire and despite being very young in his Test career, he has carried the Indian batting lineup in the series, which speaks a lot about his caliber as an opening batter.

Yashasvi Jaiswal currently has 655 runs to his name from 4 games in the ongoing Test series against England. The batter is averaging around 94 in the series and has hit two centuries and two half-centuries. He is just 120 runs away from scripting history and overtaking great Sunil Gavaskar for the most runs by an Indian player in a Test series.

Sunil Gavaskar tops the list with his tally of 774 runs against West Indies in 1971. He also acquired the second spot with his 732 runs against the same opposition in 1978. The batting great is followed by Virat Kohli, who slammed 692 runs against Australia in the 2014/15 series.

Following them is the young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal with 655 runs in the current series. With the kind of form, the young batter is in, it’s fair to say that can surpass both Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar. The batter is looking favorite to surpass Kohli as he’s just 38 runs away from his record.

If Yashasvi Jaiswal hits 120 runs in the next match, he will break Sunil Gavaskar’s 50-year-old record. In terms of the most runs by an Indian player in the home series, the batter is tied with Virat Kohli in the second spot and has batting great ahead of him.

Here’s the list of most runs by Indian batter in home series:

Sunil Gavaskar – 732 runs vs West Indies (1978/79)

Virat Kohli – 655 runs vs England (2016/17)

Yashasvi Jaiswal – 655 runs* vs England (2023-24)

Virat Kohli – 610 runs vs Sri Lanka (2017/18)

Vijay Manjrekar – 586 runs vs England (1961/62)

The fifth game between India and England will be played in Dharamsala from 7th to 11th March. The hosts have already sealed the series by the margin of 3-1 after their sensational outing in Ranchi. They would be eager to win the last game as well and bag crucial World Test Championship points.

Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks massive record of Virender Sehwag in Test cricket

Yashasvi Jaiswal in the ongoing series only means business. The batter is shattering records for fun and recently broke a massive achievement of Virender Sehwag. He overtook the Indian legend in terms of Indian batter with the most Test sixes in the calendar year.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit 23 sixes in Test cricket in 2024, surpassing Virender Sehwag’s record of 22 sixes in 2008, and Rishabh Pant’s tally in 2022. With the way he is batting, the number is only expected to rise and India is slated to play a lot of games this year.

India batters with most sixes in calendar year in Tests

Yashasvi Jaiswal: 23* sixes in 2024

Virender Sehwag: 22 sixes in 2008

Rishabh Pant: 21 sixes in 2022

Rohit Sharma: 20 sixes in 2019

Mayank Agarwal: 18 sixes in 2019