No Indian has done this, likely to successfully break 53 year old record

Yashasvi Jaiswal : 22 year old young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is performing brilliantly in the 5-match Test series being played between India and England. Jaiswal scored a double century first in Visakhapatnam and then in Rajkot. The way Yashasvi is performing, he is close to another big record in this Test series. He has a chance to break the 53-year-old record of great Indian player Sunil Gavaskar.

Jaiswal has a chance to break Gavaskar's record

Former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar is on top in terms of scoring most runs in the Test series. Gavaskar has scored 774 runs in a test series. If Yashasvi Jaiswal scores a total of 230 runs in the remaining two Test matches, he will become the highest run-scorer for India in the Test series.

Gavaskar holds the Indian record for scoring most runs in a test series.

Sunil Gavaskar made a splash in the debut Test series against West Indies in the year 1971. Gavaskar scored 774 runs in 4 test matches. This also includes 4 centuries including a double century and three half-centuries. Meanwhile, Gavaskar's batting average was 154.80. This is still the Indian record for most runs scored in a Test series.

Batsman who scored the most runs in a test series against England

Yashasvi Jaiswal has so far scored 545 runs in 6 innings at an average of 109 in the Test series against England, which includes two double centuries and one half-century. Meanwhile, Yashasvi's strike rate was 81.1. Yashasvi has hit 50 fours and 22 sixes in this series. Jaiswal is also the highest run scorer in the 5-match Test series with 545 runs. After Yashasvi, England's opener Ben Duckett (288) has scored the most runs.

Indian batsman who scored most runs in test series

Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies (1971) – 4 matches, 774 runs, average 154.80, 4 centuries

Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies (1978-79) – 6 matches, 732 runs, average 91.50, 4 centuries

Virat Kohli vs Australia (2014-15) – 4 matches, 692 runs, average 86.50, 4 centuries

Virat Kohli vs England (2016) – 5 matches, 655 runs, average 109.16, 2 centuries

Dilip Sardesai vs West Indies (1971) – 5 matches, 642 runs, average 80.25, 3 centuries