Yashasvi Jaiswal entered the history books after batting in both innings of the ongoing first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday, September 20. He was dismissed on a low score in the second innings but bagged a historic milestone to his ever-growing records in red-ball cricket.
Playing in his 10th Test match, Jaiswal scored 56 and 10 runs across two innings at MA Chidambaram Stadium. He emerged as India's best batsman after playing his first 10 Test matches as he broke the legendary Sunil Gavaskar's 51-year-old record to create history.
Jaiswal has scored 1,094 runs in 10 Test matches, the most runs for India after the first 10 matches and the overall fourth-highest in Test cricket history. Gavaskar, who enjoyed a red-hot start to his Test career, had scored 978 runs in his first 10 Test matches in 1973.
Most runs after the first 10 Test matches
- 1446 runs - Don Bradman (Australia)
- 1125 runs - Everton Weekes (West Indies)
- 1102 runs - George Headley (West Indies)
- 1094 runs - Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
- 1088 runs - Mark Taylor (Australia)
Earlier on Day 1, Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant knock in the first innings after star cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill failed to contribute. Jaiswal has been the leading run-getter for India in international cricket in 2024 and has cemented his place in the Test team with 806 runs in just 13 runs this year.
The youngster is only behind the world No.1 Test batter Joe Root of England in terms of runs in Test cricket this year. He now boasts 1094 runs in just 18 Test innings at an amazing average of 67.16 with the help of two centuries and four fifties. Jaiswal is also on the verge of becoming India's top-ranked Test batter in the ICC rankings after the current leader Rohit Sharma failed to make any impact in the first two innings of the Chennai Test.
