Yashasvi Jaiswal broke the innings of 87 runs in Birmingham, 51 year old record, Rohit Sharma also left behind
Ind vs Eng, Yashasvi Jaiswal Record: On the first day of the Birmingham Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal not only took over Team India innings with an innings of 87 runs, but also made two special records. With this innings, he broke one of Rohit Sharma’s record and the second record was 51 years old.
Team India’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal once again showed that he is becoming a trusted opener of India in Test cricket. He scored a strong innings of 87 runs on the first day of the second Test against England at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham. In this innings, he scored runs off 107 balls with the help of 13 fours and not one, but two big records.
The first record, which broke by Jaiswal, was the highest score of 50+ in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia (ie SENA countries). With this innings, Yashaswi scored his fifth 50+ as an Indian opener in these countries, while Rohit Sharma has a total of 50+ scores in SENA countries. That is, Jaiswal has now surpassed Rohit in this list.
The second record was even more special. Yashasvi Jaiswal has now become an Indian opener to score the biggest score in Test cricket in Birmingham. He broke the record of 77 runs scored by Sudhir Naik in 1974. Naik’s record was persisted for 51 years, but Yashasvi made history by scoring 87 runs.
The highest score made by Indian openers in Birmingham Test
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 87 runs (2025)
- Sudhir Naik – 77 runs (1974)
- Sunil Gavaskar – 68 runs (1979)
- Cheteshwar Pujara – 66 runs (2022)
- Sunil Gavaskar – 61 runs (1979)
If we talk about the 50+ score of Indian openers against England, then Yashasvi has now scored a total of 7 such scores, while Rohit Sharma’s names are 8. Jaiswal may soon be seen competing with Rohit in this figure.
Indian openers score the highest 50+ score in Test against England
- Sunil Gavaskar – 20 times (66 innings)
- Rohit Sharma – 8 times (24 innings)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 7 times (12 innings)*
- Motaganhali Jaisinha – 6 times (14 innings)
On the one hand, this innings shows that Jaiswal is a tremendous mix of technology and aggression, on the other hand it is also clear that Indian Test cricket has got a new superstar.
