IND vs ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal smacks most sixes in a Test innings, levels with Pakistan legend

Indian young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his second double hundred of the ongoing series against England as he played a brilliant knock of 214* (236) on Day 4 of the third Test in Rajkot. The southpaw had earlier completed his hundred on Day 3 but had to get retire hurt after he pulled his muscle while celebrating the milestone. The opening batter returned to the crease after Shubman Gill got run out for 91 in the first session and started from he left off on the previous day.

The 22-year-old shattered several records en route to his second double-hundred and even levelled the world record for most sixes in a Test innings. Jaiswal sent the ball over the ropes 12 times during his knock and levelled Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s 28-year-old record. Notably, the then-Pakistan skipper also clobbered 12 maximums while registering his highest Test score of 257* against Zimbabwe in 1996.

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Along with 12 sixes, Jaiswal also scored 14 fours during his knock as he became just the third Indian to register consecutive double hundreds in Tests after Vinod Kambli (1993) and Virat Kohli (2017). Notably, Jaiswal had earlier scored 209 during the first innings of the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

Here’s a glimpse of Jaiswal’s six assault against England

Yashasvi and Sarfaraz take India’s lead past 550

On Day 4 of the ongoing Test, he got involved in a massive stand of 172* (158) with Sarfaraz Khan (68* off 72) as the duo took India’s lead past 550. Courtesy of his back-to-back double hundreds, he further sealed his spot as the highest run scorer of the ongoing series with 545 runs to his name from six innings at an average of 109 and a strike rate of 81.1 with two hundreds and one fifties.

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Meanwhile, India finally declared their innings on 430/4 leading England by 556 runs. They even got off to a great start with the ball in the fourth innings leaving England on 20/3 within the first three overs with Zak Crawley (11 off 26), Ben Duckett (4 off 15) and Ollie Pope (3 off 14) back in the pavilion.