Yashasvi Jaiswal Fastest 50 Sixes in Test Record: Starting against England starting from 20 June Test series Yashasvi Jaiswal is very close to a particular record. This young batsman, which has rained sixes in the last series against England, will also be eyeing everyone this time. After Virat and Rohit, the responsibility has now come to players like Yashasvi. The interesting thing is that this time his target is a record, which can be broken by breaking Shahid Afridi and can become the fastest batsman to do the fastest.
Golden opportunity to beat Afridi
Yashasvi Jaiswal has so far hit 39 sixes in 36 innings in Test cricket. If he hit 11 more sixes in the five -match Test series against England, then his 50 sixes will be completed. The special thing is that he still has 9 innings left to leave Afridi behind. Afridi hit 50 sixes in 46 innings.
Tehelka was created in the last England series
Yashasvi batted tremendously in the last domestic series against England. He scored 712 runs in 9 innings of 5 Tests, including two double centuries. He hit 26 sixes in that series. This is the reason why fans expect a bang from them this time too.
Captain Gill’s expectations on Yashasvi
Now that senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired, Yashasvi is playing the role of a solid opener in Shubman Gill -led team. Team India needs their explosive style, especially when the match is against the aggressive team like England.
The record of hitting 50 sixes in the lowest innings in Test history is currently the name of Shahid Afridi (46 innings). If you give 11 sixes in this series, then they can break these records only in 45 innings.
Top 6 batsmen who hit 50 sixes in the lowest innings:
- Shahid Afridi – 46 innings
- Rohit Sharma – 51 innings
- Tim Southee – 60 innings
- Andrew Flintoff – 71 innings
- Adam Gilchrist – 74 innings
- Matthew Hayden – 75 innings
