“My Record Wasn’t Broken”: Wasim Akram’s Tongue-In-Cheek Reaction To Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 12 Sixes Feat | Cricket News

Despite the absence of a number of key gamers, captain Rohit Sharma led India to a historic win in third Test towards England in Rajkot on Sunday. With the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami out of motion as a result of varied causes, children, together with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel, impressed as India went 2-1 up within the 5 match collection. While Jaiswal scored his second double century in as many video games, debutants Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel gave a very good account of themselves, serving to India register their biggest-ever Test win when it comes to runs (434).

Sarfaraz hit half-centuries in each the innings, whereas Jurel scored a quickfire 46 within the first, other than his sharp glovework behind the sticks.

However, it was Jaiswal who stole the present together with his unbeaten 214. The 22-year-old achieved a number of feats throughout his keep within the center.

He equalled Wasim Akram’s report (12) of hitting probably the most sixes in an innings in Test cricket. Akram had additionally hit 12 sixes towards Zimababwe in 1996.

After Jaiswal equalled his report, Akram recalled his knock within the Sheikhupura Test, saying that batting on monitor that wasn’t straightforward.

“My record (most sixes in an innings) wasn’t broken, it’s been equalled by Yashasvi Jaiswal. People talk a lot that it was Zimbabwe, but it wasn’t that easy. I remember we were around 170/6 when I went to bat,” Akram stated on A Sports.

Akram had scored 257 however the match led to a draw.

Meanwhile, Jaiswal performed an unbeaten knock of 214* runs which was laced by 14 fours and 12 sixes. He constructed an unbeaten partnership of 172 runs together with Sarfaraz Khan, who performed an unbeaten knock of 68* runs with the assistance of six boundaries and three sixes.

The 22-year-old mirrored on his journey, the significance of working arduous and stated, “In India, when you grow up, you work really hard for each and everything. Even when getting the bus you have to work really hard to get on the bus. You have to work really hard to get to the train and auto and everything and I have done that since my childhood and I know how important every innings is and that’s why I work hard in my [practice] sessions and every innings counts for me and my team.”