Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal Runs: Yashasvi Jaiswal has won everyone’s hearts with his aggressive batting against Bangladesh. His bat is speaking volumes in Test cricket. He was the highest run scorer in the Test series against England. Now he has performed amazingly against Bangladesh also. He scored half-centuries in both the innings and played an important role in helping the team win.
Jaiswal single-handedly led the Indian team to victory
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 72 runs in 51 balls in the first innings of the second test. In this innings, he completed his half-century in just 31 balls. After this, explosive batting continued in the second innings also. He scored 51 runs in 45 balls. He has become the first Indian batsman to score half-centuries in both the innings of a Test match and that too in less than 50 balls. He was given the Player of the Match award for his excellent performance.
Leaving these 7 batsmen behind
Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the batsman with the highest fifty plus score in a year in Test cricket in India. He has scored fifty plus score 8 times in Test cricket while playing on Indian soil in the year 2024. Jaiswal has left behind Chetan Chauhan, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul. These players also scored fifty plus score 7 times in Test cricket in one year while playing in India. Jaiswal has scored a total of 901 runs in Test cricket while playing in India in the year 2024. Great batsman Sunil Gavaskar had scored 865 runs in Test cricket while playing in India in the year 1979. Now Jaiswal has broken Gavaskar’s record.
Highest fifty plus score in test in a year in India:
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 8 fifty plus scores in 7 matches, year 2024
Chetan Chauhan: 7 fifty plus scores in 6 matches, year 1979
Sunil Gavaskar: 7 fifty plus scores in 7 matches, year 1979
Dilip Vengsarkar: 7 fifty plus scores in 7 matches, year 1979
Gundappa Vishwanath: 7 fifty plus scores in 7 matches, year 1979
Virender Sehwag: 7 fifty plus scores in 6 matches, year 2010
Cheteshwar Pujara: 7 fifty plus scores in 6 matches, year 2016
KL Rahul: 7 fifty plus scores in 5 matches, year 2017
