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Yashasvi Jaiswal Shatters Sunil Gavaskar's 51-Year-Old Record; Joins Elite List Featuring Don Bradman

Yashasvi Jaiswal And Gavaskar- (X.com)Yashasvi Jaiswal And Gavaskar- (X.com)

In the ongoing Test between India and Bangladesh at the Chepauk Stadium, Yashasvi Jaiswal has entered the history books after his batting display against The Tigers. 

Jaiswal looked promising in the first innings and scored a fifty. Jaiswal amassed 56 (118), which featured nine fours. In the second innings, he failed to convert his start and fell for 10 (17). Nonetheless, Jaiswal went past Sunil Gavaskar's record for most runs after 10 Tests. 

Jaiswal Goes Past Gavaskar

Jaiswal broke the 51-year-old record which Gavaskar set in 1973. Notably, Jaiswal has amassed 1094 runs in Test cricket after ten matches and went past Gavaskar's record of 978 runs. Overall, Jaiswal is fourth on the list only behind George Headley, Everton Weekes, and Don Bradman. Here is the complete list. 

  • Don Bradman (Australia) - 1,446 runs
  • Everton Weekes (West Indies) - 1,125 runs
  • George Headley (West Indies) - 1,102 runs
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) - 1,094 runs
  • Mark Taylor (Australia) - 1,088 runs

Jaiswal's Blistering Test Career

Jaiswal made an impressive start to his Test journey as he played a knock of 171 runs against West Indies in his debut Test in 2023. Jaiswal cemented his place as Rohit Sharma's partner after an impressive series against England in the 2024 home series. 

In that series, Jaiswal amassed 712 runs in five matches, which featured two double-hundreds. In that series, Jaiswal was eyeing to break Gavaskar's record of most runs in a Test series. Notably, the little master holds the record for most runs in a Test series for India (774). 

In 10 matches, Jaiswal has amassed 1094 runs in 18 innings and is averaging 68.53. His highest score is 214 against England.