Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2nd Test vs England (Source: AP Photos)
Yashasvi Jaiswal started off his Test career with a century against the West Indies in 2023. Since then, he has been India's best batter in the format, scoring runs in India, Australia and now in England.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Etches His Name Among Indian Superstars
The left-handed batter started the ongoing five-match Test series against England with a century as well, and followed it up with 87 in the second game. Now, in the second outing of the Edgbaston Test, Jaiswal has crossed 2000 runs in the longest format. He has reached the landmark in just 40 innings, and it is the joint fastest for an Indian batter alongside the likes of Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag.
Thus, Yashasvi Jaiswal's feat of reaching the landmark in just 40 innings shows the kind of consistency he has shown as a Test cricketer. He got to it with a boundary on the first ball of the sixth over and looked set for another big score.
Fastest To Score 2000 runs In Tests For India
- 40 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
- 40 - Rahul Dravid
- 40 - Virender Sehwag
- 43 - Vijay Hazare
- 43 - Gautam Gambhir
- 44 - Sunil Gavaskar
- 44 - Sachin Tendulkar
However, the southpaw failed to carry on his good start and departed on a score of 28. He hit six fours in his knock, and it helped India reach 50 in just 44 balls, the quickest for India in Tests in England.
Now, after the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal, India would be hoping that other batters do not throw away their wicket and build on the 180-run lead they got at the end of England's first innings. The pitch is pretty flat and the visitors would like to post a target of at least 400 for England going into the final innings.
