Yashasvi Jaiswal's stocks are rising and they are rising at breakneck speed in Test cricket. Jaiswal is enjoying a memorable year in Test cricket and has added another milestone to his tally with a fifty in the second innings of the ongoing Perth Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Jaiswal now has 10 fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024 - the most by any player in the red-ball format in the ongoing calendar year. Jaiswal was on level terms with Joe Root with nine fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024 before his half-century at the Optus Stadium on November 23 (Saturday).
After bagging an eight-ball duck in the first innings, Jaiswal has responded strongly in the second. The southpaw struck five fours on his way to completing his half-century.
Players with the most fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024
| Player |
Matches |
Fifty-plus scores |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal |
12* |
10 |
| Joe Root |
14 |
9 |
| Kamindu Mendis |
7 |
8 |
| Ben Duckett |
14 |
7 |
| Dinesh Chandimal |
8 |
6 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva |
8 |
6 |
| Rachin Ravindra |
9 |
6 |
| Zak Crawley |
11 |
6 |
| Shubman Gill |
10 |
6 |
| Salman Ali Agha |
6 |
5 |
The former England captain, Root has nine fifty-plus scores to his name in 2024. He is enjoying a wonderful calendar year with the willow in hand for the Three Lions. Root is the leading run-getter in Tests this year and has the golden opportunity to add to his tally with a three-match Test series against New Zealand on the horizon.
Australia (Playing XI for Perth Test):
Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India (Playing XI for Perth Test):
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
