Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks Virender Sehwag’s all-time record in just in 55 days, sets new milestone for India

Yashasvi Jaiswal has change into the discuss of the city ever since his Test debut in opposition to West Indies in July 2023. The teen smashed 171 on his Test debut in opposition to the Windies and now has set the stage on fireplace in the Test collection in opposition to England in the continuing collection. 

Jaiswal shattered a number of information in the third Test in Rajkot, which India received by a record 434 runs. He has now damaged Virender Sehwag’s all-time record in just 55 days. 

Jaiswal’s 2024 has been memorable till now. He has hit 618 runs in the seven innings till now and has hit 23 sixes in these outings. He broke Sehwag’s all-time record for most sixes hit in a calendar yr by an Indian in just 55 days of 2024. Sehwag had hit 22 sixes in 27 innings all through 2008 and Jaiswal has already smashed 23 in just 55 days of 2024 in 9 innings.

Most sixes hit by an Indian in Test cricket in a calendar yr:

Yashasvi Jaiswal: 23 sixes in 2024*

Virender Sehwag: 22 sixes in 2008

Rishabh Pant: 21 sixes in 2022

Rohit Sharma: 20 sixes in 2019

Mayank Agarwal: 18 sixes in 2019

Jaiswal has additionally change into just the second Indian to smash over 600 runs in a Test collection underneath the age of 23. He is a part of the elite listing that includes solely seven gamers in the world like Don Bradman, Garry Sobers, Graeme Smith and Sunil Gavaskar amongst others.

Jaiswal made 73 in the primary innings of the India vs England 4th Test earlier than falling to Shoaib Bashir on day 2 of the Test match on the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.