{"id":204530,"date":"2024-12-30T10:39:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/yashasvi-jaiswal-in-2024-indias-top-scorer-in-tests-by-long-distance-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:39:54","slug":"yashasvi-jaiswal-in-2024-indias-top-scorer-in-tests-by-long-distance-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/yashasvi-jaiswal-in-2024-indias-top-scorer-in-tests-by-long-distance-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2024: India’s top scorer in Tests by long distance | Cricket News – Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the last day of the fourth Test in Melbourne. (AP\/PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NEW DELHI: Young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a> capped off a remarkable 2024 with another stellar performance in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Despite his twin half-centuries, his efforts fell just short of saving the match for India, who suffered a 184-run defeat.
Australia dominated the contest from the outset, but Jaiswal’s batting kept India in the hunt in both innings. In the first innings, he scored a confident 82 off just 118 balls before an unfortunate run-out following a mix-up with Virat Kohli<\/a> cut his innings short. In the second innings, chasing 340, Jaiswal stood tall once more, compiling a gritty 84 off 208 balls before falling to a controversial third umpire decision<\/a>. His wicket in the fourth innings marked the end of India’s resistance as the team was bowled out for 155<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Jaiswal’s efforts in Melbourne etched his name in the record books. By scoring 82 and 84 in the Test, he became the first visiting batter since New Zealand’s Martin Crowe in 1987 to score 75-plus in each innings at the iconic MCG.
The youngster also continued his golden run in 2024, finishing the year as the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket with 1478 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.74. His tally included three centuries and nine fifties. Only England’s Joe Root, who amassed 1556 runs at 55.57 from 17 Tests, scored more in the year. <\/p>\n

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