India vs Bangladesh 2024: Yashasvi Jaiswal just few runs away from creating history in WTC, set to surpass Virat Kohli
Yashasvi Jaiswal is just 132 runs away from surpassing Virat Kohli for the most runs by an Indian batter in a single WTC cycle as India gears up for their Test series against Bangladesh.
New Delhi: Young India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is now 132 runs from writing history in the ongoing cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). Jaiswal is likely to open the batting, together with captain Rohit Sharma, in a two-match Test series against Bangladesh that commences September 19 in Chennai. Jaiswal, who has notched up 1028 runs in the World Test Championship 2023-25 would look to enter the record books as India start the series against Bangladesh. If the young 22-year-old manages 132 runs across both Tests, he would go on to surpass Virat Kohli for one of essentially the most variety of runs by an Indian batter in a single edition of the WTC.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is all set to take over the record of former India captain Ajinkya Rahane who has scored 1,159 runs in due course of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle of 2019-21. Interestingly, Jaiswal is believed about one of best three Indian batters who've scored greater than a thousand runs in a single WTC cycle, of whom Rohit Sharma and Rahane were the previous ones. His stand at some point of this cycle is an extra milestone showing how fast he has risen in international cricket.
Meanwhile, Yashaswi Jaiswal now sits at joint 2d in WTC 2023-25 scoring charts tied with England’s Ben Duckett on 1,028 runs. And that does well enough to place him into fine company as he further simplifies himself for India’s Test batting lineup.
On the choice hand, Jaiswal is healthier 371 runs at the back of Joe Root, the appropriate scorer in WTC 2023-25 with 1,398 runs. This form at present makes him a really good deal likely to take the pinnacle position from Root and be at the pinnacle at some point of this cycle itself.
The Indian team currently holds the numero uno position in the WTC standings with a points percentage of Sixty eight.52. They have a couple of home Tests ahead against Bangladesh, followed by three home Tests against New Zealand in the near future. And more tough tasks follow in the kind of a 5-Test series away, which they would better out in Australia. All these matches are vitally important for India as they don't appear to be having a look for to lose their leading position from the current standing in the World Test Championship.
Bangladesh is likewise in complete shape, as to boot they managed to succeed in a historic 2-Zero whitewash against Pakistan to win their very first Test series on Pakistani soil. That they had walked off with an intimidating 10-wicket victory in the first Test after which an effective six-wicket victory in the 2d one. This performance surely gets across the booming strength of Bangladesh in Test cricket as they approach the series against India.
India’s squad for the 1st Test of the Bangladesh Test series: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Kumer Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik.
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