IND vs AUS: This happened after 47 years as Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out, became India’s second opening batsman.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Became the second opening batsman to be run out in the Melbourne Test.
IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat was seen speaking in the Boxing-Day Test being played in Melbourne after the Perth Test match of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, in which he played very well in the first innings of Team India. Was playing, but lost his wicket on personal score of 82. The year 2024 was a great year for Jaiswal but he missed a century by just 18 runs in this innings which he had come very close to. While batting with Virat Kohli, Jaiswal tried to take a run after playing a shot towards mid-on but due to a misunderstanding, he had to be run out and return to the pavilion. With this, Jaiswal’s name was added to a list in which earlier only Chetan Chauhan’s name was included.
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the second Indian opening batsman to be run out in Test in Melbourne.
When Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out in this test match being played at Melbourne ground, he became the second opening batsman of India to return to the pavilion in this manner. Earlier in the year 1977, Chetan Chauhan, who had opened for the Indian team on the same ground, had returned to the pavilion after being run out. Yashasvi Jaiswal faced 118 balls during his innings of 82 runs, in which he hit 11 fours and one six. This was Jaiswal’s 11th innings in Test in the year 2024 in which he has managed to score 50 or more runs.
Jaiswal equaled Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev
Yashasvi Jaiswal has equaled the record of Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev with his inning of 82 runs in the Melbourne Test, in which this is his 13th inning of 50 plus runs in the Test at the age of under 23. The name of Sachin Tendulkar is included in the first place in this list, who had played 29 fifty plus innings in Test cricket before the age of 23. Jaiswal has equaled the record of Gundappa Vishwanath and Mohinder Amarnath in terms of playing most innings of fifty plus runs in Tests in a calendar year, in which this was his 11th innings.
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