Yashasvi Jaiswal, currently India’s top-ranked Test batter, made history on Wednesday (July 23) by becoming the joint-second fastest Indian to score 1000 Test runs against England. He reached the milestone during the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Manchester.
This is Jaiswal’s ninth Test match against England, and he achieved the 1000-run mark in his 16th innings. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid got there faster, both doing it in 15 innings. Mohammad Azharuddin also reached 1000 runs in 16 innings, just like Jaiswal.
Fastest Indians to Reach 1000 Test Runs Against England
-
Sachin Tendulkar: 15 innings
-
Rahul Dravid: 15 innings
-
Mohammad Azharuddin: 16 innings
-
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 16 innings
Yashasvi Jaiswal needed 55 runs in the fourth Test to reach 1000 career Test runs against England. He got there in style, hitting a boundary off Chris Woakes on the fifth ball of the 36th over in India’s first innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has added another milestone to his growing Test career by becoming the 20th Indian batter to score over 1000 runs against England in Test cricket. He reached this feat during the fourth Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.
Top Indian Run-Getters Against England in Tests
Here’s a look at the leading Indian batters in terms of Test runs scored against England:
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 32 | 2535 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 38 | 2483 |
| Virat Kohli | 28 | 1991 |
| Rahul Dravid | 21 | 1950 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 30 | 1880 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 27 | 1778 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 26 | 1589 |
| KL Rahul | 17 | 1376 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 24 | 1358 |
| Kapil Dev | 27 | 1355 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 15 | 1278 |
| Rishabh Pant | 16 | 1206 |
| Shubman Gill | 14 | 1199 |
| Vijay Manjrekar | 17 | 1181 |
| MS Dhoni | 21 | 1157 |
| Rohit Sharma | 14 | 1147 |
| Farokh Engineer | 18 | 1113 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 1086 |
| Ravi Shastri | 20 | 1026 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 9 | 1003 |
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs by an Indian in Tests against England, scoring 2535 runs in 32 matches during his legendary career. Sunil Gavaskar follows closely with 2483 runs from 38 Tests.
Strong WTC Numbers Too
Jaiswal has also become just the sixth batter to score 1000 or more runs against England in the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. His name now appears alongside some of the biggest players in modern Test cricket.
Most Runs Against England in WTC
| Player | Country | Matches | Runs | Average | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | Australia | 14 | 1391 | 55.64 | 211 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 14 | 1199 | 54.50 | 269 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 13 | 1113 | 53.40 | 161 |
| Rishabh Pant | India | 13 | 1044 | 77.96 | 146 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 14 | 1016 | 48.68 | 111 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 9 | 1003 | 66.86 | 214* |
Solid Knock by Yashasvi Jaiswal in Manchester
In the first innings of the Manchester Test, Jaiswal scored a steady 58 runs off 107 balls. He looked in good touch before getting out to Liam Dawson. It was the first ball of the 41st over when a delivery from Dawson took the outside edge of Jaiswal’s bat, and Harry Brook safely completed the catch. Interestingly, this was Dawson’s first Test wicket in more than eight years.
Before his dismissal, Jaiswal had stitched together a solid 94-run opening stand with KL Rahul, who scored 46. After Rahul’s departure, he added another 26 runs for the second wicket with debutant Sai Sudharsan.
ALSO READ: ENG vs IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Bat Snaps At 126kph: Duke’s Ball Hardness Back In Spotlight
