Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal broke the file for many sixes by an Indian batter in a Test innings throughout his facet’s third Test in opposition to England in Rajkot on Sunday.
Jaiswal went previous the Indian file of eight sixes, beforehand held collectively by Mayank Agarwal and Navjot Singh Sidhu, with a hat-trick of maximums in opposition to right-arm pacer James Anderson.
With this, Jaiswal additionally grew to become the primary Indian batter to attain at the least 10 sixes in a Test innings.
The file for many sixes by any batter in a Test innings is held by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who smashed 12 in opposition to Zimbabwe in 1996.
Jaiswal was at his harmful greatest in opposition to the English bowling assault, with the left-handed batter attending to his hundred on Day 3, earlier than he was pressured to retire damage attributable to exhaustion.
The 22-year-old returned early on Day 4, earlier than taking over the opposition bowlers with a flurry of attacking pictures. He reserved his greatest in opposition to Anderson, with 4 of his sixes coming in opposition to the veteran pacer.
The file for many sixes by a batter in a Test matches belongs to Jaiswal’s skipper Rohit Sharma, who cleared the fence 13 occasions in a match in opposition to South Africa in 2019 in Vizag.
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