Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes fifth Indian to score 600 or more runs in Test series

Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal on Saturday became only the fifth Indian to score 600 or more runs in a Test series during the second days play of the IND vs ENG 4th TestThe lefthanded Jaiswal who made his India debut last year during the tour of the West Indies achieved the feat in his seventh innings of the ongoing fivematch Test series when he took a single off Shoaib Bashir to reach 55 not out during the final sessionOn a runmaking spree Jaiswal struck two double hundreds in the second and third Tests against England in the ongoing seriesThe 22yearold Jaiswal joined Indian batting legends Sunil Gavaskar Virat Kohli Rahul Dravid as well as Dilip Sardesai to amass more than 600 runs in a Test seriesFormer Indian captains Gavaskar Kohli and Dravid had amassed more than 600 runs in Test series twice in their careers while Sardesai recorded his feat during the away series in the West Indies in 197071It was in the same 197071 series in the West Indies that Gavaskar created the record of most runs for any Indian batter in a Test series garnering 774 runs at 1548 with four centuries and three halfcenturiesGavaskar holds the distinction of being the only Indian to have scored more than 700 runs in a Test series on two occasionsThe Little Master also churned out 732 runs in six Tests at 915 with four tons and a fifty when the West Indies toured India in 197879The world record for most runs in a Test series is held by Australian batting legend Donald Bradman who made 974 runs in five Tests against England at 13914 with four centuries in 1930While Jaiswal stood firm India kept losing wickets to Shoaib Bashir 332 at the other end with Shubman Gill 38 Rajat Patidar 17 and Ravindra Jadeja 12 falling in addition of just 44 runs in the IND vs ENG 4th TestAlso ReadMasterful MusheerEngland were bowled out for 353 in the opening session with Joe Root standing tall with an unbeaten 122 as the visitors showed tremendous recovery from being reduced to 1125 at one stage on the opening dayIn reply India lost skipper Rohit Sharma 2 cheaply inside the third over when old warhorse James Anderson produced a superb delivery that moved away slightly off the surface after pitching on a perfect lengthAfter a watchful start Gill acclerated in the postlunch session taking on Anderson with two elegant boundaries one flick off the pads and a punch straight back down the groundBut the young offspinner Bashir who came in place of Rehan Ahmed provided the breakthrough for England breaking the fine 82run alliance between Gill and JaiswalHe delivered a ball that took off from the crack just outside off stump trapped Gill on the pad as Indians reviewed unsuccessfullyJaiswal also survived a scare on 40 when he edged one to Ben Foakes who took a forward diving catch but replays confirmed that the ball had bounce on the ground before going into his gloveJaiswal then used his feet to Robinson and even danced down the track to launch Bashir over longon for a maximumPatidar played a nervous innings before getting out for 17 while Jadeja again batting at No 5 got out for 12 at the stroke of teaWith agency inputs