Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, adding to an already meteoric rise, is set to break Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record of most Test runs by an Indian in a calendar year.
The 22-year-old left-handed opener demonstrated exceptional consistency in the recent Test series between India and Bangladesh, scoring half-centuries in both innings of the Kanpur Test with an impressive strike rate of over 100.
Sachin Tendulkar’s record was set in 2010, with the legendary Indian batsman scoring 1,562 Test runs in that year. In comparison, Yashasvi Jaiswal has already amassed 929 Test runs in 2024 across nine matches. The young Indian starlet is 634 runs short of breaking Tendulkar’s record. with India set to play seven more Tests this year.
The first of these will be India’s face-off against New Zealand in a three-match Test series starting October 16th. Following the series against the Kiwis, India will then head down under to lock horns with Australia in what will be a hotly contested Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will be a five-match series.
Four of these matches will take place in 2024, which is sure to provide Jaiswal with the ultimate platform to chase down Tendulkar’s legendary record.
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