NEW DELHI: Younger Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal shone brightly within the second Check towards Bangladesh at Inexperienced Park in Kanpur on Tuesday. He bagged the ‘participant of the match’ award after delivering sensational performances. Jaiswal smashed a 51-ball 72 within the first innings and adopted it up with a fast 51 off 45 balls within the second. His stellar efforts helped India clinch a seven-wicket victory.
Jaiswal’s exploits didn’t cease there.He surpassed cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar‘s long-standing report in the course of the knock. Gavaskar scored 918 runs in 1971, the best by any Indian batter in a calendar yr earlier than turning 23.
Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test
At 22 years previous and 278 days, Jaiswal has now racked up a formidable 929 runs in 2024. With extra matches nonetheless to return this yr, Jaiswal’s report may stand agency for a very long time.
Jaiswal has had an exceptional yr. He has performed eight Exams to date in 2024, amassing 929 runs at an incredible common of 66.35. This contains two centuries and 6 fifties. Jaiswal’s consistency and expertise have caught everybody’s eye.
Through the second Check in Kanpur, Jaiswal additionally grew to become solely the second Indian batter to hit twin fifties with strike charges at or over 100. He joined the ranks of Virender Sehwag, who achieved this feat towards West Indies in Delhi again in 2011. Sehwag scored two blazing innings of 55 off 46 and 55 off 55 balls, which earned him the report.
The younger batter demonstrated his potential to attain briskly within the conventional format, leaving consultants and followers in awe. India’s victory and Jaiswal’s spectacular kind bode nicely for Indian cricket as they put together for upcoming matches.
