India have gone through a lot of ups and downs in the two Test matches so far on the Australia tour, in which India won in Perth and lost in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Now, with the second Test of the series set to be played at the Gabba in Brisbane, all eyes will once again be on the performance of Team India’s young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal performed well with the bat in the 2024 Tests and he also played an important role with the bat in many matches. However, Yashasvi also has a chance to achieve a great feat this year when he must bat well in the Boxing Day Test matches in Brisbane and Melbourne.
Yashasvi has chance to top score in 2024 Tests
There is not much time left before the end of 2024, and the Indian team will play 2 more Test matches this year. Yashasvi Jaiswal has played 13 Test matches so far this year, in which he has been given the opportunity to bat in 26 innings, in which he has scored 1304 runs at an average of 54.33. Jaiswal also saw 3 centuries and 7 half-centuries with the bat. Currently, Yashasvi is the highest scorer in Tests in 2024, second only to Joe Root, with only 166 runs separating him. In such a situation, Jaiswal has a good chance to leave Root behind. However, Root will also get a chance to play one more Test match this year, which could increase the run differential.
Full picture will be clear ahead of Melbourne Test match
England are currently on tour of New Zealand and they have to play the final Test match of the series at Hamilton Stadium from December 14. In this case, how many more runs Jaiswal needs to leave Root behind will be decided before the Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia in Melbourne. However, to close the gap, Yashaswi will have to show better performances with the bat in the Brisbane Test. Joe Root has scored 1470 runs in 16 Test matches so far in 2024 at an average of 56.53, in which he has scored 6 centuries and 4 half-centuries.
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