After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired, Team India is now looking for a new hero. Starting against England on June 20 Test series Everyone’s eyes will also be on young batsman Sai Sudarshan. A record of Dhawan has been unbreakable for 12 years, but Sai Sudarshan has a golden opportunity to break him. Sai, preparing for Test debut against England, is in tremendous form and is expected to find a place in the playing-XI in the big series of five matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal came close to breaking this record in 2023, but missed. What is a lot of record? Know further in the entire article.
Dhawan’s record persists for 12 years
Shikhar Dhawan holds the record of scoring the most runs on Test debut in Indian cricket history. In 2013, Dhawan played a stormy innings of 187 runs in just 174 balls against Australia in Mohali. In the second innings, there was no chance of batting or else that figure could have been even higher. Since then, no one has dared to look around this record.
Jaiswal was also left behind
In 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings of 171 runs in his debut test against West Indies. He threatened Dhawan’s record but was left behind by 17 runs due to not getting a chance to bat in the second innings.
Now it’s the turn of Sai Sudarshan
Sai Sudarshan has been included in the squad for the Test series against England and it is believed that he may get a chance to debut in the first Test starting on June 20 in Leeds. Sai scored the most runs in the recent IPL season and is in great form with the bat. In such a situation, it is expected that he can break Dhawan’s record.
Rohit will also have to break record
Before Dhawan, Sai will have to cross Rohit Sharma’s record. Rohit scored 177 runs in 2013, making his debut against West Indies and is now in second place in this list. If Sai Sudarshan goes beyond this, he will leave both Jaiswal and Rohit behind.
Sai Sudarshan has a chance to make history by scoring a bigger score than a century in the debut test. It will not be easy in a strong team like England and in foreign circumstances, but if their bat goes, then a 12 -year -old record can be broken and a new star may shine.
