Yashasvi Jaiswal on brink of WTC milestone

NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of making history in the ongoing 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. As India gear up to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting September 19 in Chennai, Yashasvi is aiming for a remarkable milestone.
With 1,028 runs already under his belt in this WTC cycle, the 22-year-old needs just 132 more runs to become the Indian batter with the most runs in a single edition of the WTC.
The current record is held by former India captain Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 1,159 runs in the 2019-21 WTC cycle.

If Yashasvi achieves this, he will surpass Rahane’s milestone.
Notably, Yashasvi is one of only three Indian players to score over 1,000 runs in a single WTC cycle, alongside Rahane and India captain Rohit Sharma.
At present, he is tied with England’s Ben Duckett for second place in the WTC 2023-25 scoring charts, both with 1,028 runs.

However, he remains 371 runs behind Joe Root, who leads with 1,398 runs.
Having made his Test debut in 2023 against the West Indies in Roseau, Yashasvi has played 9 Tests, amassing 1,028 runs at an impressive average of 68.53.
His record includes three centuries, four half-centuries, and two double centuries.

India currently lead the WTC standings with a points percentage of 68.52.
After the Bangladesh series, their WTC schedule includes three Tests against New Zealand at home and a challenging five-Test series away against Australia.
Bangladesh, fresh from a historic 2-0 whitewash over Pakistan, will pose a strong challenge.
They won the first Test by 10 wickets and secured a six-wicket victory in the second, marking their first-ever Test series win against Pakistan on Pakistani soil.