Perth (Australia): Southpaw Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal broke current India coach and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir's 16-year-old record on Day 2 of the Perth Test on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Jaiswal has surpassed Gambhir's tally of runs in 2008 to become the Indian southpaw with most runs in a calendar year.
Gambhir had amassed 1134 runs in 2008 at an average of 70.67 in eight Tests and had scored six half-centuries and three hundreds. Jaiswal currently has more than 1200 runs in 12 Tests at an average of 57.09. He also record for hitting most sixes in calender year - 36.
1⃣5⃣0⃣ up for the opening stand ✅
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
KL Rahul 🤝 Yashasvi Jaiswal#TeamIndia's lead approaching 200 💪 💪
Live ▶️ https://t.co/gTqS3UPruo#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Y2x5FRMmRV
Yashasvi Jaiswal is now only behind Joe Root on the list of players with the most runs in Test cricket in 2024. Root has amassed 1338 runs for England this year.
Stat Alert 🚨
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
Since 2004, this is the first time that #TeamIndia openers have put up a 100-run stand in Australia.
Keep going, Yashasvi🤝Rahul.#AUSvIND | @ybj_19 | @klrahul pic.twitter.com/EXrPrUeskZ
The southpaw didn't get a perfect start to his Australia tour as he was dismissed for an 8-ball duck on Friday. After Jasprit Bumrah's 5-wicket haul had bundled out Australia for 104, the Indian openers came out with a mission to pile on the misery on the hosts.
𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐘
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 23, 2024
Maiden Test 50 for @ybj_19 on Australian soil. He brings up the half century in 123 balls! His opening stand with @klrahul is now worth 100 runs.
India lead by 146 runs.
Live - https://t.co/gTqS3UPruo… #AUSvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9GMd1q1vUq
This time, Jaiswal was more composed and started to play his shots freely without any moments of panic. He would score 42 off 88 balls as India went at stumps with a lead of 130 runs.
Most Test runs by an Indian left-handed batter in a calendar year
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YBK Jaiswal | 12 | 23 | 1156 | 55.04 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| G Gambhir | 8 | 16 | 1134 | 70.87 | 6 | 3 | 2008 |
| SC Ganguly | 10 | 19 | 1106 | 61.44 | 4 | 3 | 2007 |
| SC Ganguly | 16 | 25 | 945 | 41.08 | 5 | 2 | 2002 |
| SC Ganguly | 11 | 15 | 848 | 56.53 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Jaiswal has been India's best batter in the Test format this year. The Mumbai batter started his incredible run during the England series as he scored more than 700 runs and hit 2 double hundreds. He has hit seven fifties and two hundreds so far in the format in 2024 and will be looking to continue his fine run in Australia. With atleast four more Tests remaining this year, he has great opportunity to break Pakistan's Mohammad Yusuf's record for most Test runs in calender year. Yusuf had amassed 1788 runs in 2006 with the help of nine hundreds and three fifties.
