Despite India's poor showing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Yashasvi Jaiswal continued to enhance his reputation as one of the best Test batters in world cricket at the moment with a remarkable display in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as he led a lone fight with the bat for India over the two innings. The 23-year-old made a knock of 82 in the first innings before being run out following a mix-up with Virat Kohli. The youngster made a gritty knock of 84 as he gave India hopes of a draw before being dismissed by Pat Cummins in controversial fashion.
The left-handed batter ended 2024 with a stunning tally of 1478 runs at an average of 54.74. Only Joe Root made more runs than him this year across the world.
Jaiswal's tally is the second-highest by an Indian in a calendar year, behind Sachin Tendulkar (1562 in 2010). Yashasvi Jaiswal Creates HistoryJaiswal scripted history by becoming the first visiting batter in 60 to score two 80+ scores against Australia in the same Test match at the MCG. England's Herbert Sutcliffe in 1925 and Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad in 1964 are the only players from an away team to achieve the feat before Jaiswal.
Overall, Jaiswal is the 7th player in history to achieve the feat with Australian stars David Warner, Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, and Don Bradman. However, Jaiswal is the first to score two 80+ scores at the MCG without getting a ton. The World No.
5 Test batter is the 13th visiting batter to score two 80+ scores against.
