India v England, Statsman: Yashasvi Jaiswal reaches 1000 runs in less than 10 matches

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s phenomenal feat

5 The number of batters to reach the career milestone of 1000 Test runs in less than 10 Test matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal has made history by becoming the first Indian and the fifth player ever to reach the career milestone of 1000 Test runs in less than 10 Test matches. Jaiswal achieved this feat during his ninth Test match in Dharamsala. Interestingly, the previous four players who achieved this feat are now considered legends in Test cricket history.

Batters reaching 1000 runs in less than 10 Test matches

Tests	Inns	Batter	For	Achieved on	Runs	Ave.	HS	100/50	Against	Venue
7	13	Don Bradman	Aus	11 Jul 1930	1196	99.67	334	5/2	England	Leeds
9	12	Herbert Sutcliffe	Eng	13 Feb 1925	1015	92.27	176	5/4	Australia	Melbourne
9	17	George Headley	WI	27 Feb 1931	1009	63.06	223	6/0	Australia	Sydney
9	12	Everton Weekes	WI	4 Feb 1949	1024	85.33	194	5/2	India	Mumbai BS
9	16	Yashasvi Jaiswal	Ind	7 Mar 2024	1028	68.53	214*	3/4	England	Dharamsala

16 The number of innings Yashasvi Jaiswal needed to reach a personal milestone of 1000 Test runs. He is now the second quickest to achieve the landmark for India after Vinod Kambli, another left-hander. However, Jaiswal is now the quickest Indian to reach 1000 Test runs while opening the batting. He bettered Rohit Sharma’s previous record of 17 innings. The second table below lists the players who reached 1000 Test runs while opening the batting.

Fewest innings to reach 1000 Test runs for India

Inns	Tests	Batter	Achieved on	Runs	Ave.	HS	100/50	Against	Venue
14	12	Vinod Kambli	18 Nov 1994	1005	77.31	227	4/3	W Indies	Mumbai WS
16	9	Yashasvi Jaiswal	7 Mar 2024	1028	68.53	214*	3/4	England	Dharamsala
18	11	Cheteshwar Pujara	4 Mar 2013	1017	67.80	206*	4/1	Australia	Hyderabad
19	12	Mayank Agarwal	19 Dec 2020	1000	52.63	243	3/4	Australia	Adelaide
21	11	Sunil Gavaskar	25 Jan 1973	1047	61.59	220	4/6	England	Kanpur

Fewest innings to 1000 Test runs while opening the batting (at number 1 or 2)

Inns	Tests	Batter	For	Achieved on	Runs	Ave.	HS	100/50	Against	Venue
12	10	Herbert Sutcliffe	Eng	28 Feb 1925	1004	91.27	176	5/4	Australia	Sydney
13	10	Graeme Smith	SA	1 Aug 2003	1144	95.33	277	4/2	England	Lord’s
15	10	Usman Khawaja	Aus	29 Jun 2022	1068	97.09	160	4/5	Sri Lanka	Galle
16	11	Len Hutton	Eng	26 Jun 1939	1061	66.31	364	4/2	West Indies	Lord’s
16	9	Yashasvi Jaiswal	Ind	7 Mar 2024	1028	68.53	214*	3/4	England	Dharamsala
17	11	Rohit Sharma	Ind	5 Mar 2021	1030	64.38	212	4/2	England	Ahmedabad

26 The number of sixes hit by Yashasvi Jaiswal in the recent five-match Test series against England. This is now the most hit by an individual batter in a Test series. He became the first to smack 20 or more sixes in a series in Test cricket history. Overall, only four batters have hit 15 or more sixes in a Test series. England’s Walter Hammond was the first batter to hit 10 sixes during the two-match Test series in New Zealand in 1932/33. Interestingly, all his 10 sixes came during his knock of 336 not out in Auckland in April 1933. Since then, five other players have held the Test record for hitting the maximum number of sixes in a series. The second table below lists the record holders.

Most sixes hit by a batter in a Test series

6s	Batter	For	Against	Venue	Series	Matches	Series result
26	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	England	India	2023/24	5	India won 4-1
19	Rohit Sharma	India	South Africa	India	2019/20	3	India won 3-0
15	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	2018/19	2	WI lost 0-2
15	Ben Stokes	England	Australia	England	2023	5	Drawn 2-2

Note:England’s off-spinner Shoaib Bashir conceded 20 sixes in the recent Test series in India, which is the most ever conceded by any bowler in a series.

From Hammond to Jaiswal — the men who held the record for the most sixes in a Test series

6s	The record holder	For	Against	Series	Matches	Venue
10	Walter Hammond	England	NZ	1932/33	2	in NZ
12	Denis Lindsay	South Africa	Aus	1966/67	5	in SA
14	Wasim Raja	Pakistan	WI	1976/77	5	in WI
15	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	Ban	2018/19	2	in Ban
19	Rohit Sharma	India	SA	2019/20	3	in Ind
26	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	Eng	2023/24	5	in Ind

102 The number of sixes hit in the recent Test series in India is the most ever in Test cricket history. This is the first time the three-figure mark has been breached. Likewise, India’s tally of 72 sixes in this series is also the first time the sixes hit by a side has crossed the 50-mark in Tests. The two tables below provide all the details.

Most sixes hit in a Test series (by both sides)

6s	Team1 (6s)	Team2 (6s)	Venue	Series	Matches	Series result
102	India (72)	England (30)	India	2023/24	5	India won 4-1
74	England (43)	Australia (31)	England	2023	5	Drawn 2-2
65	Australia (40)	England (25)	Australia	2013/14	5	Australia won 5-0
65	India (47)	South Africa (18)	India	2019/20	3	India won 3-0
59	Pakistan (27)	New Zealand (32)	UAE	2014/15	3	Drawn 1-1
51	England (36)	Australia (15)	England	2005	5	England won 2-1

Most sixes hit by a side in a Test series

6s	For	Against	Venue	Series	Matches	Series result
72	India	England	India	2023/24	5	India won 4-1
47	India	South Africa	India	2019/20	3	India won 3-0
43	England	Australia	England	2023	5	Drawn 2-2
40	Australia	England	Australia	2013/14	5	Australia won 5-0
37	Pakistan	India	Pakistan	2005/06	3	Pakistan won 1-0
36	England	Australia	England	2005	5	England won 2-1

2 The number of occasions a player, appearing in his 100th Test match, has managed to claim most number of wickets on that special occasion. R. Ashwin, in Dharamsala, emulated Sri Lankan M. Muralitharan by claiming nine England wickets in his 100th Test match. However, Ashwin’s match bowling figures are statistically the best, which puts him on top of the table, as seen below. Also, Ashwin’s five-wicket haul in the second innings is the third-best for a player in his 100th Test match (see the second table).

Best match bowling figures in a player’s 100th Test

Match Figures	Player	For	Against	Venue	Month, Year	Result
9/128	R. Ashwin	India	England	Dharamsala	Mar 2024	Won
9/141	M. Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Chattogram	Mar 2006	Won
8/231	Shane Warne	Australia	South Africa	Cape Town	Mar 2002	Won
7/151	Kapil Dev	India	Pakistan	Karachi	Nov 1989	Drawn
7/176	Anil Kumble	India	Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Dec 2005	Won

Five-wicket hauls in a player’s 100th Test

Bowling Figures	Player	For	Against	Venue	Month, Year	Result
6/54	M. Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Chattogram	Mar 2006	Won
6/161	Shane Warne	Australia	South Africa	Cape Town	Mar 2002	Won
5/77	R. Ashwin	India	England	Dharamsala	Mar 2024	Won
5/89	Anil Kumble	India	Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Dec 2005	Won

3 The number of bowlers who are members of the 700-plus Test wickets Club. England’s James Anderson became the latest to join this exclusive club in Dharamsala, and he also became the first pacer to do so.

Australian Shane Warne was the first member to this club.

The 700-plus wickets club (listed chronologically)

Bowler	For	Against	Venue	Achieved on	Test#	Age	700th victim
Shane Warne	Australia	England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	144	37y-104d	Andrew Strauss
M. Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Kandy	14 Jul 2007	113	35y-88d	Syed Rasel
James Anderson	England	India	Dharamsala	9 Mar 2024	187	41y-223d	Kuldeep Yadav

3 The number of times Team India has won a maximum number of Test matches in a series.

India winning maximum matches in a Test series

Series result	Test result sequence	Opponent	Series	From	To	Indian captain
4-0 (4)	W W W W	beat Australia	2012/13	22 Feb 2013	24 Mar 2013	M. S. Dhoni
4-0 (5)	D W W W W	beat England	2016/17	9 Nov 2016	20 Dec 2016	Virat Kohli
4-1 (5)	L W W W W	beat England	2023/24	25 Jan 2024	9 Mar 2024	Rohit Sharma