IND vs ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal joins Vinod Kambli to record second-fastest 1000 Test runs for India

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getcricketnews|07-03-2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal 1000 runs in test: Yashasvi Jaiswal had a record-setting Day 1 of the Dharmasala Test on Friday (Mar 7)after he brought in 1000 Runs in a brief career.

Jaiswal, playing in his ninth Test match for India reached the four-figure mark becoming the second-fastest Indian after Vinod Kambli to record the feat. On the other hand, he also reached 700 runs in the ongoing series, again becoming the second Indian batter after Sunil Gavaskar to achieve the accolade in a single series during the Dharmasala Test.

Yashasvi Jaiswal joins 1000-run club Needing 29 runs to join the elite club before the start of the Test match, Jaiswal reached the feat on the third ball of the 15th over. The youngster needed 16 innings to reach the accolade, a record only bettered by fellow Mumbai batter Vinod Kambli. He bettered the likes of Sunil Gavaskar (21 innings), Cheteshwar Pujara (18) and Mayank Agarwal (19). He, however, did not last long after bringing up his third fifty in the series and was dismissed by Shoaib Bashir. Fastest Indian to 1000 Test runs (by innings) 14 - Vinod Kambli 16 - Yashasvi Jaiswal 18 - Cheteshwar Pujara 19 - Mayank Agarwal 21 - Sunil Gavaskar Jaiswal joins Gavaskar in another feat Jaiswal was not done with smashing one record on the day, he also scored 700 runs in the Test series, becoming the second Indian to score 700 plus runs in a Test series after Sunil Gavaskar. While Gasvakar did it in 1971 and 1978, the young Indian is all set to break his record. At the time of writing, Jaiswal has 712 runs and needs 63 more runs in the second innings to break the record. He is already a prime candidate to become the Player of the Series having also scored two double tons.  
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