Yashasvi Jaiswal broke 49 -year -old record, fastest Indian to score 2,000 runs

Updated: 04-07-2025, 08.39 PM

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Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young batsman of the Indian cricket team, completed 2,000 Test runs as soon as he scored 13 runs in the second innings against England. He has become the fastest 2,000 runs in the history of Tests. He broke Sunil Gavaskar’s 49 -year -old record. Gavaskar did this feat in 23 Tests. Yashasvi has completed these runs in 21 Tests. He is also jointly in the first place in terms of innings.

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Famous in the first place in terms of innings

In terms of innings, the fastest 2,000 Test runs for India are of 40 innings, which was jointly achieved by Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag. Now Yashasvi has also joined this list. Yashasvi had to score 97 runs to complete 2,000 Tests. In the first innings of the second Test, 87 runs were scored on his bat and in the second innings he was dismissed by 28 runs.

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A look at Yashasvi’s Test career

Yashasvi played his first Test match against the West Indies cricket team in the year 2023. He has played 21 Test matches so far and has managed to score 2,018 runs in 40 innings with an average of 53.10. His bat has scored 5 centuries and 11 half -centuries. His best sleeping has been 214*. Last year, in the domestic Test series against England, the player scored 712 runs in 5 matches.