Jaiswal has made history by smashing the most sixes in a bilateral Test series. In India’s 2024 Test series against England, he hit 26 sixes in just nine innings across five Test matches, surpassing Rohit Sharma’s previous record of 19 sixes against South Africa in 2019.

In 2024, Jaiswal also set a new record for most sixes in a calendar year, hitting 36 sixes and breaking the previous record of 33 set by Brendon McCullum.

When asked about his success, the 23-year-old credited Rajasthan Royals (RR) for helping him develop his game. “The IPL has helped me improve my game. I must thank Zubin Bharucha sir, who has been such an inspiration, and Rajasthan Royals for gifting me with the right kind of environment where I can train and improve,” Jaiswal said in an interview with *Forbes India*. “It’s the result of countless efforts from many people and my dedication to practicing day and night.”

Apart from this success in Test and T20I cricket, Jaiswal also looks for a bright future in ODIs. He exclaimed at the prospects of his possible ODI debut saying, “I’m excited. I hope to be a regular part of the ODI team. I’ve been waiting for this opportunity, and I’m ready to grab it with both hands.”

Jaiswal has been selected in India’s ODI squad for the tour of England and also in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Fans are awaiting his first match in the ODI for the England tour.

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The left-handed opener currently sitting at No. 5 in the ICC Test batter rankings has garnered over 1,350 runs in Test cricket in the current calendar year.

During the highly tensed fourth Test against Australia on the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a very disciplined knock by 22-year-old Jaiswal off 70 deliveries for 38 runs portrayed his temperament and prowess. He wants to give his country momentous innings that will translate their dreams of winning the test and securing a historical series victory over Australia for the third consecutive time.

Making records and beating legends is nothing but what has been done here.

On the second session of the second day’s play on December 27, Jaiswal entered the Indian cricket record book, his single-year Test run tally surpassing that of Virat Kohli, 1,322. This was a feat Kohli, the modern colossus of cricket had achieved in 13 matches in the calendar year 2018. Jaiswal made his Test debut against the West Indies in July 2023 and crossed this figure in just 15 Tests, including a breathtaking 161-run display in Perth.

This positions Jaiswal in an extremely diminutive league of Indian scorers who have the highest aggregate in Test matches for the entire calendar year. But this is rather remarkable when some cricket legends ahead of him read Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, and Rahul Dravid – icons whose performances inspired and captivated successive generations of people.

Going past Rahul Dravid’s tally

Standing on the threshold of another milestone, Jaiswal is just seven runs away from surpassing Rahul Dravid’s 2002 total of 1,357 runs in 16 matches. A former captain and head coach, Dravid remains a symbol of discipline and technique in Indian cricket. Crossing this mark will mark Jaiswal’s rise as a modern-day maestro.

There are many celebrities in the sport of cricket. However, the most shining star in this pantheon of stardom is the genius par excellence Sachin Tendulkar who scored a total of 1,562 runs from just 14 matches played in the year 2010. Those seven centuries and five half-centuries made that gigantic landmark of Tendulkar further reinstate him as the top run-scorer in the history of Test cricket.

Chasing Global Supremacy

Ambitions do not stop at the national record with Jaiswal. He still needs 257 runs to pass England’s Joe Root, who amassed 1,556 runs in the year and thus became the run-scorer of the year for Test cricket in 2024. The ultimate height, however, is that of Mohammad Yousuf who in 2006 compiled an astonishing 1,788 runs. Only two others outside the list of Yousuf, Viv Richards (1,710), and Root (1,708) scored more than 1,700 runs in any one calendar year.

The Shooting Star in the Constellation of Indian Cricket:

The meteoric rise of Yashasvi Jaiswal is a tale of arduous toil and passion as he continues to etch his legacy among the luminaries of Indian cricket. With every run and milestone achieved, he draws closer to scoring his name in the game. Thus, making his story an indelible part of cricket’s rich tapestry.

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