Jaiswal became the first player to do so in 147 years
Yashasvi Jaiswal IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Team India’s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. He scored a double century in the second innings of this match. In this innings, he batted explosively and hit sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal has done a feat in this series which no one could do in the 147 year history of Test cricket.
Jaiswal became the first batsman in the world to do so
Yashasvi Jaiswal is seen in great form in this series. He has hit more than 20 sixes in the series. With this, Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the first batsman in the history of cricket to hit 20 or more sixes in a Test series. He has left Rohit Sharma behind in this record. Rohit Sharma had hit 19 sixes in a test series against South Africa in 2019.
Batsman who hit most sixes in a test series
22 sixes – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs England (2024)*
19 Sixes – Rohit Sharma vs South Africa (2019)
15 Sixes – Shimren Hemimir vs Bangladesh (2018)
15 Sixes – Ben Stokes vs Australia (2023)
Jaiswal equaled this record
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored unbeaten 214 runs in 236 balls in this innings. During this, Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 14 fours and 12 sixes. With this, he has also equaled the world record of hitting most sixes in an innings of a Test match. Earlier in 1996, Wasim Akram had hit 12 sixes in a Test innings against Zimbabwe.
Players who hit the most sixes in an innings of a test match
12 sixes – Yashasvi Jaiswal
12 sixes – Wasim Akram
11 Sixes – Nathan Astle
11 Sixes – Matthew Hayden
11 sixes – Brendon McCullum
11 sixes – Brendon McCullum
11 sixes – Ben Stokes b
11 sixes – Kusal Mendis
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