at the series' final game, the fifth Test at Dharamsala, Jaiswal will have an opportunity to break the elite record held by Gavaskar and Kohli.
Despite failing to score fifty runs against England in the second innings of the fourth Test in Ranchi, India's opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Monday tied the remarkable record held by former captain Virat Kohli in the format. Joe Root removed Jaiswal for 37 runs during the fourth Test innings, a feat he shared with James Anderson for an amazing, age-defying catch
In the current series against England, Jaiswal has scored four half-centuries or more, including two double hundreds, for a total of 618 runs. With his 37-run knock on Monday, he matched Virat Kohli's record for the most runs an Indian hitter has ever scored in an England series. During England's 2016–17 series in India, Kohli scored 655 runs.
Hindustan Times: the quickest place to find breaking news!
In the Ranchi Test, Jaiswal did appear certain to surpass the mark and set a record for himself—possibly even with a second straight fifty—which would have tied him with players like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Sardesai, V Manjrekar, and Kohli for the most fifty-plus scores in a series against England. However, Root dismissed him in the first hour of Day 4.
ALSO READ: Yashasvi Jaiswal pays a heavy price for disobeying the India captain's orders, leaving Rohit Sharma utterly "di
The left-handed hitter shimmied down the track against the flighted offering outside off, clearly itching to take on Root for a huge shot. At backward point, though, he ended up slicing it to Anderson, who made an outstanding catch to give England the much-neede
In addition to having the opportunity to break Virat Kohli's record, Jaiswal will be the first Indian batsman to reach 700 runs in a series against England with one game remaining in the series—the fifth Test in Dharamsala early next month. By overtaking Graham Gooch (752 runs in the 1990 series) and Joe Root (737 runs in the 2021/22 series), he might also become the top run-getter in the history of an India-England series.
Additionally, Jaiswal will get the opportunity to set a new record for the most runs scored by a batsman in a series in the premier India Test league. Even now, Sunil Gavaskar, who amassed 774 runs in the 1970–71 West Indies series, remains the all-time leader.
With HT, open up a world of benefits! All of it is available with just one click, from enlightening newsletters to real-time news alerts and a customized news feed!- Register Now!
Get all the latest cricket news and the live score between England and India.On the Hindustan Times website and applications, you may find live cricket score updates, the IPL 2024 schedule, cricket schedules, WPL 2024, and other relevant items.
You must be logged in to post a comment.