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Indian cricket team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will try to break a special record of former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum during the upcoming Bangladesh Test series. Team India will play the first match of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh from September 19. In which Jaiswal will open with captain Rohit Sharma.
McCullum holds the record for most sixes
During this time, Jaiswal will be eyeing McCullum's record of most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket. Jaiswal is just 8 sixes away from breaking this record after a brilliant performance against England earlier this year. In the year 2024, Jaiswal has hit 26 sixes in six Tests for India and is currently joint second with Ben Stokes in the list of batsmen with most sixes in a year in Test cricket. Ben Stokes achieved this feat in the year 2022. Stokes was in great form that year. McCullum made this record by hitting 33 sixes in 2014.
Hope I can score more runs for India!
If Jaiswal continues his excellent form against Bangladesh, he can easily dominate McCullum. Earlier this year, he scored 712 runs against England at an average of 89. He would like to maintain this form against Bangladesh as well. Jaiswal proved his worth against the all-round bowling attack and scored the most runs in the series. In the upcoming Bangladesh series, he will be expected to continue his form and score more runs for India.
Highest run scorer in international cricket
Jaiswal is also India's highest run-scorer in international cricket this year with 1033 runs in 14 matches in 2024. Apart from all this, Jaiswal would also like to be on top in terms of scoring the most runs in this calendar year. Jaiswal needs 103 runs to reach the top.