Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in motion on Day 2 of Pune Take a look at vs New Zealand.© BCCI
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal turned the youngest Indian to attain 1000 Take a look at runs in a single calendar yr through the Day 2 of the second Take a look at towards New Zealand at Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium on Friday. The 22-year-old batter surpassed the earlier file held by Dilip Vengsarkar, who reached the 1000-run mark at age 23 in 1979. At the moment, Jaiswal is second within the checklist of highest Take a look at run-scorers in 2024, behind England’s Joe Root, who has amassed 1305 runs in 14 matches. Jaiswal’s kind this yr has seen him accumulate 1007 runs in simply 10 matches, averaging 59.23 with two centuries and 6 half-centuries.
With three extra Assessments remaining in 2024, he has an opportunity to surpass a few of the greatest data held by Indian legends.
Most notably, Sachin Tendulkar holds the file for many Take a look at runs by an Indian in a calendar yr, with 1562 runs scored throughout 14 matches in 2010. Virender Sehwag’s 1462 runs in 2008 stay the very best by an Indian opener in a single yr.
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