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IND vs ENG - Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes 50, gets 700 runs this series, becomes 2nd-fastest Indian to 1,000 Test runs | Other stats

As of writing this article, 21 overs were bowled and India has scored 104 runs losing the wicket of Jaiswal for 57. Skipper Rohit Sharma is near his half-century.

Karen Noronha
Mar 07, 2024
IND vs ENG - Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes 50, gets 700 runs this series, becomes 2nd-fastest Indian to 1,000 Test runs | Other stats
Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young Indian batter, has been in exceptional form since the 1st Test against England and has now achieved another significant milestone as he became the second-fastest Indian batter to reach 1,000 Test runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal accomplished this feat in just 16 innings.

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The left-handed batter, who smashed his half-century on Day 1 of the ongoing fifth and final Test against the Three Lions at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala had reached this milestone with his 29th run. Additionally, he has also 700 runs in this series.

Jaiswal surpassed Cheteshwar Pujara as the second-fastest Indian to reach this milestone, with Pujara achieving it in 18 innings. Vinod Kambli remains the fastest Indian to achieve this feat, doing so in just 14 innings.

Fastest Indian to 1000 Test runs (by innings)

14 - Vinod Kambli

16 - Yashasvi Jaiswal

18 - Cheteshwar Pujara

19 - Mayank Agarwal

21 - Sunil Gavaskar

Youngest Indian batters to reach 1000 Test runs:

19y, 217d - Sachin Tendulkar

21y, 27d - Kapil Dev

21y, 197d - Ravi Shastri

22y 70d - Yashasvi Jaiswal

22y, 293d - Dilip Vengsarkar

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Fewest days taken from debut to complete 1000 Test runs:

166 - Michael Hussey

185 - Aiden Markram

207 - Adam Voges

227 - Andrew Strauss

239 - Yashasvi Jaiswal

244 - Herbert Sutcliffe

The Indian record previously belonged to Rahul Dravid (299 days).

Fewest matches to 1000 Test runs:

7 - Don Bradman

9 - Everton Weekes

9 - Herbert Sutcliffe

9 - George Headley

9 - Yashasvi Jaiswal

The Indian record was previously held by Sunil Gavaskar and Cheteshwar Pujara (11 matches each).

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As of writing this article, 21 overs were bowled and India has scored 104 runs losing the wicket of Jaiswal for 57. Skipper Rohit Sharma is near his half-century.

In the match, England were dismissed for 218 runs, largely due to Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul, while R Ashwin, in his 100th Test appearance, claimed four wickets. Apart from Zak Crawley's contribution of 79 runs, no other batsman managed to surpass the 30-run mark. Ben Duckett (27), Joe Root (26), Jonny Bairstow (29), and Ben Foakes (24) made up the rest of the runs.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson

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