Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has stood out in an in any other case dismal collective batting present by India within the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, and the 23-year-old teen’s efficiency additionally made him the second highest Take a look at run-getter for India in a calendar yr, going previous greats like Virender Sehwag and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
With 359 runs in Eight innings at a median of 51.29 in 4 Checks of this BGT, Jaiswal is India’s top-run getter.
Had Jaiswal not failed within the two Checks in Adelaide and Brisbane, he may have topped the listing; however he fell 85 runs wanting eclipsing the chief and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar‘s file.
Jaiswal ended his prolific 2024 with 1478 runs, which included Three tons of and 9 fifties. Tendulkar holds the file for India together with his efficiency within the yr 2010, which noticed him scoring 1562 runs at a staggering common of 78.10, together with 7 tons of and 5 fifties. By the way, the highest rating for each Tendulkar and Jaiswal throughout the respective calendar years is 214.
Jaiswal’s present thus far on his maiden tour of Australia included his 161 not out in Perth as the most important spotlight moreover his fifties in each the innings of the Melbourne Take a look at.
Here is the top-five listing of Indian batters with most runs in a calendar yr:
| Batter | 12 months | Checks | Innings | Runs | Highest | Common | 100s | 50s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2010 | 14 | 23 | 1562 | 214 | 78.10 | 7 | 5 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 2024 | 15 | 29 | 1478 | 214* | 54.74 | 3 | 9 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2008 | 14 | 27 | 1462 | 319 | 56.23 | 3 | 6 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2010 | 14 | 25 | 1422 | 173 | 61.82 | 5 | 8 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1979 | 17 | 26 | 1407 | 221 | 54.11 | 4 | 8 |
Australia’s 284-run win within the fourth Take a look at in Melbourne noticed them come again from 0-1 right down to take a 2-1 lead within the five-Take a look at collection.
If the Aussies handle to attract or win the final Take a look at in Sydney, they’ll reclaim the Border Gavaskar Trophy after a spot of ten years.
