Yashasvi Jaiswal's fairytale run in Test cricket continues. The southpaw, who had earlier become the second-fastest Indian past the 1000-run mark in Tests, on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) helped architect India's incredible seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second Test at Green Park. (Report | Scorecard | More Cricket News)
Jaiswal's back-to-back fifties in the Kanpur Test took his 2024 tally in the classic format to 929 runs, which happens to be the highest by an India batter in a calendar♔ year before turning 23 years old. With that, the enterprising opener surpasses the legendary Sunil Gavaskar’s previously-held record of 918 Tꦫest runs in 1971.
The 22-year-old fr🎶om Suriyawan, Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh) is having a blockbuster year, particularly in the red-ball format. He has smashed two double centuries and eight 50-plus scores in 14 innings this year thus far, and with a long Test 🐬season ahead, sky is the limit for him.
Jaiswal had earlier become the first player in international cricket to cross the 1000-run aggregate across formats in 2ও024, while batting against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in July.
The top-order batter has been rested for the upcoming 🌞T20I series against Bangladesh, and Abhishek Sharma has been picked instead. Jaiswal is however expected to be select😼ed for the Test series that follows against New Zealand in October-November.
