Yashasvi Jaiswal
Indian cricket team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will try to break a special record of former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum during the upcoming Bangladesh Test series. Team India will play the first match of the two-Test Test series against Bangladesh from September 19. In which Jaiswal will open with captain Rohit Sharma. During this, Jaiswal will be eyeing McCullum’s record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket. After a brilliant performance against England earlier this year, Jaiswal is just 8 sixes away from breaking this record.
Jaiswal is at par with Stokes
In the year 2024, Jaiswal has hit 26 sixes in six Test matches for India and is currently joint second with Ben Stokes in the list of batsmen who have hit the most sixes in a year in Test cricket. Ben Stokes did this feat in the year 2022. Stokes was in great form that year. At the same time, McCullum made this record by hitting 33 sixes in 2014. If Jaiswal continues his excellent form against Bangladesh, he can easily surpass McCullum. Earlier this year, he scored 712 runs at an average of 89 against England. He would like to maintain this form against Bangladesh.
List of batsmen who have hit the most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket
- Brendon McCullum – 33 Sixes (2014)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal- 26 sixes (2024)
- Ben Stokes – 26 Sixes (2022)
- Adam Gilchrist – 22 (2005)
- Virender Sehwag – 22 (2008)
The year 2024 has been great for Jaiswal
Jaiswal scored the most runs in the series, proving his ability against an all-round bowling attack. In the upcoming Bangladesh series, he will hope to continue his form and score more runs for India. With 1033 runs in 14 matches in 2024, Jaiswal is also India’s highest run-scorer in international cricket this year. Apart from all this, Jaiswal would also like to top the list of most runs in this calendar year. Jaiswal needs 103 runs to reach the top.
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