Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag: Who Is Better After 24 Tests?

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virender Sehwag (Source: AP Photos &@Houseof_Cricket/X.com)

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his Test debut and scored a century in his very first game, just like Virender Sehwag did in 2001. The 23-year-old left-handed batter has shown great consistency since then, and his aggressive approach at the top of the order has often been compared with Virender Sehwag.

There are many who believe that Yashasvi Jaiswal would go onto become a better cricketer than Virender Sehwag. However, there are some who think that Jaiswal has just started and has a long way to go. Yashasvi Jaiswal has played just 24 Tests so far, and with his century in the second innings of the Oval Test, the comparisons with Sehwag have started again. Thus, in this article, we will compare the stats of two players after 24 Tests.

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag: Overall Record After 24 Test Matches

Interestingly, after 24 Test matches, the stats of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virender Sehwag are pretty similar. They both have an average close to 51, while Yashasvi has scored slightly more runs. Yashasvi scored his sixth century in the 24th Test match, and Sehwag too has the same number of centuries at that point in his career.

Jaiswal, though, has seven extra innings under his belt and has a lesser strike rate than Sehwag, who scored his runs at a strike rate of 72.82 till his 24th Test match. Thus, looking at the overall stats, it is hard to judge who is better but it can be said that Sehwag's runs had more impact due to his higher strike-rate in an era where playing aggressive cricket in the longest format was rare.

Yashasvi, on the other hand, is more consistent in terms of getting scores over 50 as he has 12 half-centuries in the same number of Test matches compared to Sehwag's six.

Comparison Of Overseas Record And Runs Against Different Opposition

Till 24 Test matches in Virender Sehwag's career, he had hundreds in South Africa, Australia, England and Pakistan. All of those hundreds were in his first tours of these countries, while Yashasvi has also scored centuries in England and Australia. He has hit two hundreds in his first tour of England, but failed in his maiden tour of South Africa.

Another factor that can be taken into consideration is the variety of opposition teams. Four of the six centuries scored by Yashasvi Jaiswal in his career so far have been against England, while Sehwag scored his initial 6 centuries against six different opponents.

Conclusion

Thus, Yashasvi Jaiswal has done brilliantly in his 24 Tests so far and has matched and even done better than Sehwag in some aspects. However, Sehwag's runs came against a variety of opponents compared to Jaiswal, and included some daddy hundreds with a better strike rate. Therefore, it can be concluded that Sehwag was slightly better in the initial 24 Tests if compared with Jaiswal.

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