IND vs BAN Test Series: The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played from September 19. In this match, Team India’s star batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal will have a chance to break a special record of former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum. Yashasvi Jaiswal is in great form at the moment. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be seen opening with Rohit Sharma in the first Test match.
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Brendon McCullum Can Be Broken!
Actually, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be eyeing McCullum’s record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket. He is just 8 sixes away from breaking his record of McCullum. This year Jaiswal has hit 26 sixes in 6 Test matches. He is currently joint second with Ben Stokes in the list of batters who have hit the most sixes in a year in Tests. In the year 2022, Ben Stokes hit 26 sixes.
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Most Test Runs for India against Spin since 2020 (Average).
810 – #RohitSharma (41)
751 – #RishabhPant (63)
707 – #ShubmanGill (42)
680 – #ViratKohli𓃵 (32)
673 – #YashasviJaiswal (113)
612 – #CheteshwarPujara (36)
539 – #ShreyasIyer (42).
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At the same time, McCullum, who is at the top of this list, hit a record 33 sixes in 2014. Let us tell you that Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 740 runs in 11 innings of 6 Test matches this year. During this, his average has been 74.00. He has scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries in Test matches this year.
List Of Batters Who Have Hit The Most Sixes In A Calendar Ear In Test Cricket
The batters who have hit the most sixes in a calendar year are players like Brendon McCullum, Adam Gilchrist, and Virender Sehwag. In such a situation, Yashasvi will have a chance to reach the top of this list.
| Brendon McCullum | 33 Sixes (2014) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 26 Sixes (2024) |
| Ben Stokes | 26 Sixes (2022) |
| Adam Gilchrist | 22 Sixes (2005) |
| Virender Sehwag | 22 Sixes (2008) |
Can Leave Pathum Nissanka Behind
Yashasvi Jaiswal is also India’s highest run-scorer in international cricket this year. He has scored 1033 runs in 14 matches in 2024. In such a situation, he will have a chance to top the list of batters with the most runs in this calendar year. Sri Lanka’s young batter Pathum Nissanka is currently on this list. He has scored 1135 runs in 23 matches at an average of 54.04. In such a situation, Jaiswal needs only 103 runs to leave him behind.
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