2024-02-18 20:56:31
Yasaswi Jaiswal was considered the future of India since the Youth World Cup. Coming to the national team, this young man is proving himself in every match. The fountain of runs left in the current Test series against England. This time he broke the 27-year-old record by scoring a double century in Rajkot.
Jaiswal remained unbeaten on the fourth day of the Rajkot Test against England with an extraordinary innings of 214 runs. Jaiswal’s innings of 236 balls had 14 boundaries along with 12 sixes. That made the world record for the highest number of sixes in an innings in a Test. He shared the record of Pakistan legend Wasim Akram.
Wasim Akram’s record for the highest number of sixes in an innings was held by Wasim Akram. Nama Wasim hit 12 sixes on his way to an innings of 257 against Zimbabwe in 1996 at number eight. After nearly 27 years, Jaiswal shared that record.
New Zealand’s Nathan Astall, Brendon McCullum, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, England’s Ben Stokes and Sri Lanka’s Kushal Mendis are joint second in terms of hitting the highest number of sixes in an innings in Tests. They all hit 11 sixes in one innings.
The Rajkot Test has ended in four days on such a record day. India won by a huge margin of 434 runs against England. After declaring India’s innings at 430 for 4, England’s target stood at 557 runs. While running towards that goal, Ben Stokes’ team has stumbled.