Yashasvi Jaiswal moves past Joe Root to achieve mammoth Test record in 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal is behind only Joe Root on the list of players with the most runs in Test cricket in 2024. Jaiswal has scored over 1100 runs in the longest format of the game in the ongoing calendar year whereas Root has amassed 1338 runs for England.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's stocks are rising and they are rising at breakneck speed in Test cricket. Jaiswal is enjoying a memorable year in Test cricket and has added another milestone to his tally with a fifty in the second innings of the ongoing Perth Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Jaiswal now has 10 fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024 - the most by any player in the red-ball format in the ongoing calendar year. Jaiswal was on level terms with Joe Root with nine fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024 before his half-century at the Optus Stadium on November 23 (Saturday).

After bagging an eight-ball duck in the first innings, Jaiswal has responded strongly in the second. The southpaw struck five fours on his way to completing his half-century.

Players with the most fifty-plus scores in Tests in 2024

The former England captain, Root has nine fifty-plus scores to his name in 2024. He is enjoying a wonderful calendar year with the willow in hand for the Three Lions. Root is the leading run-getter in Tests this year and has the golden opportunity to add to his tally with a three-match Test series against New Zealand on the horizon.

Australia (Playing XI for Perth Test):

Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India  (Playing XI for Perth Test):

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj