Leaders Online Desk : Jaiswal vs Tendulkar : Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is in superb form in the ongoing Test series against England. On Thursday, he scored a powerful knock of 57 on the first day of the fifth Test. During his innings, he hit three sixes in a single over. Along with this, he has surpassed former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in terms of hitting the most number of sixes against one team in Tests.
Jaiswal has become the Indian batsman with most sixes against one team in Tests. He has so far hit 26 sixes in the ongoing Test series against England. Earlier this record was held by Sachin Tendulkar. He hit 25 sixes against Australia. Third in this list is Rohit Sharma (22 sixes vs. Africa). Kapil Dev (21 sixes vs. England) and Rishabh Pant (21 sixes vs. England) are at number four. (Jaiswal vs Tendulkar)
Indian batsman with most sixes against one team in Tests
26 Sixes: Yashasvi Jaiswal v England
25 Sixes: Sachin Tendulkar v Australia
22 sixes: Rohit Sharma vs South Africa
21 Sixes: Kapil Dev vs England
21 Sixers: Rishabh Pant v England
Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for most runs in Test series for India. Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs against West Indies in 1971. Gavaskar's score is only in this list. He scored 732 runs at home against West Indies in 1978-79. Yashasvi Jaiswal has reached the third position in this list. He has accumulated 712 runs to his name. He has done this against England. Virat Kohli scored 692 runs against Australia. (Jaiswal vs Tendulkar)
Highest run-scorer for India in Test series
774 : Sunil Gavaskar v West Indies, 1971
732 : Sunil Gavaskar v West Indies, 1978/79
712* : Yashasvi Jaiswal v England, 2024
692 : Virat Kohli v Australia, 2014/15
655 : Virat Kohli v England, 2016
Yashasvi Jaiswal departs but not before registering yet another fifty-plus score in the series!
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