IND vs ENG 5th Test: In the fifth test against England, 22 year old Yashasvi Jaiswal made a huge record in his name. Even legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli could not do this in their career.
Yashasvi Jaiswal 2nd Indian More Than 700 Runs in Test Series: 22-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal broke many big records in the five-match Test series against England. Yashasvi made a huge record in his name in the fifth test being played in Dharamshala. Yashasvi did what even greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli could not do in their Test career.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 57 runs in the first innings of the Dharamshala Test, has become the second Indian batsman to score more than 700 runs in a Test series. So far he has 712 runs in his name in 9 innings of this series. During this period, Yashasvi has scored two centuries and three half-centuries. Before Yashasvi, only Sunil Gavaskar had scored more than 700 runs for India in a Test series. However, Gavaskar did this feat twice.
Gavaskar is the Indian who has scored the most runs in a series.
Former legendary opener batsman Sunil Gavaskar is the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in a Test series. He scored 774 runs in a series against West Indies in 1970-71. Apart from this, Gavaskar has once scored 732 runs in a test series. Whereas Virat Kohli has scored the maximum 692 runs in a test series.
World record is in the name of Sir Don Bradman
In the history of Test cricket, the record of scoring the most runs in a series is in the name of Sir Don Bradman. He scored 974 runs in a five-match series in 1930 at an excellent average of 139.14. Then four centuries came from his bat. England’s Walter Hammond has also scored more than 900 runs in a Test series. He had scored 905 runs in the five-match series.