Jaiswal Needs 97 Runs In 2nd ENG Test To Break Gavaskar's 49-Year-Old Record
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In 20 Tests played so far for Team India since making his debut against the West Indies in July 2023, Jaiswal has scored 1903 runs in 38 innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will play as an opening batter for India in the second Test against England, which is set to take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2 to 6. The left-handed batter from Mumbai scored 101 runs from 159 balls for the Shubman Gill-led side in the first innings of the series opener played at Headingley in Leeds from June 20 to 24, and he would like to maintain his form in the second match as well.
During the second Test, Jaiswal, who has 1903 runs to his name in 20 Tests played so far, will have a chance to create history. If the youngster manages to score at least 97 runs, then he will break Sunil Gavaskar's 49-year-old record and become the fastest Indian batter to score 2000 runs in Test cricket.
Gavaskar, who was the first batter to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, crossed the 2,000-run mark in the five-day format of the game in his 23rd Test, which was played against the West Indies in Port of Spain from April 7 to 12 in 1976. Gautam Gambhir is second on the list with 24 Tests whereas Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag completed 2000 runs in their 25th Test for India.
The overall record of being the fastest batter in the world to score 2000 runs in Test cricket is in the name of legendary Don Bradman. Bradman crossed the 2000-run mark in his 15th Test for the Australian team.
Fastest to 2000 runs in Tests (by innings)
In terms of innings, the record of being the fastest batter(s) to score 2000 runs in Tests for India is held by Sehwag and Dravid, who needed 40 innings.
Fastest Indian batters to score 2000 runs in Tests (in terms of innings)
Jaiswal has batted 38 times so far, and if he scores 97 runs in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test, then he will break Sehwag and Dravid's record.
Jaiswal, who is India's highest-ranked Test batter, has played a total of six Tests against England so far and has 817 runs to his name.
If Jaiswal scores at least 97 runs in the first innings, then he will also break Rohit Sharma's record and become the fastest Indian batter to score 2000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC). Rohit, who led India to the final of the 2023 WTC, completed 2000 runs in the WTC in 40 innings. The overall record of being the fastest batter to score 2000 runs in the WTC is in the name of Marnus Labuschagne.
Fastest to 2000 runs in WTC (by innings)
The right-handed batter from Australia completed his 2000th run in WTC in his 31st inning.
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