Yashasvi Jaiswal created history, broke the 89-year-old world record of scoring most Test runs on home ground in 10 innings
Yashasvi Jaiswal created history in India-Bangladesh Test
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Highlights
- Yashasvi Jaiswal created history in India-Bangladesh Test
- Jaiswal scored a half-century on the first day
- Jaiswal has had a record-breaking start to his career
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the stars of the day. Indian Cricket Team Against Bangladesh on the first day of the series-opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Yashasvi Jaiswal Ensured a solid start for India.
India, who lost the toss and were asked to bat first, had a poor start to their innings as star batsmen Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0) and Mohammed Shami (0) were dismissed. Virat Kohli (6) Departed for single digit scores within the first hour of the day.
However, Jaiswal ensured that India’s batting unit did not collapse and continued his brilliant form with the bat in the longest format of the game. The star Indian opener smashed 56 off 118 balls, ensuring that he has scored a half-century in all the six Tests he has played at home in his career.
Yashasvi Jaiswal created history
By scoring the 8th half-century of his Test career, Jaiswal created a big world record of scoring the most runs in Test cricket after 10 innings on home ground. The 22-year-old Indian star broke the long-standing world record of West Indies batsman George Headley.
Hadlee had amassed 747 runs after 10 innings on home ground and his record stood for 89 years before Jaiswal’s heroics. The list includes Pakistan great Javed Miandad, Zimbabwean great Dave Houghton and Sir Viv Richards.
Most Test runs at home after first 10 career innings
| Player | Country | Run |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 768 |
| George Headley | West Indies | 747 |
| Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 743 |
| Dave Houghton | Zimbabwe | 687 |
| viv richards | West Indies | 680 |
After making his Test debut in the West Indies, in which he scored a century in his first match for the national team, Tim Jaiswal played two Test matches in South Africa. His first Test match on home soil was against England earlier this year.
Jaiswal scored 712 runs in the five-match series against England, the third-highest by any Indian in history. The left-handed batsman became the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to score more than 700 runs in a Test series. He also set the record for being the fastest Indian to score 1000 Test runs (number of matches).