Yashasvi Jaiswal eclipses Mumbai counterpart to create WTC record in IND vs BAN Kanpur Test

New Delhi: Continuing his stellar form in Test cricket this year, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has surpassed Ajinkya Rahane's record for most runs in a single edition of the World Test Championship. Jaiswal achieved this milestone during his impressive innings of 72 runs off 51 balls against Bangladesh in the ongoing second Test at Green Park in Kanpur.

Having made his Test debut in West Indies, Jaiswal has so far scored 1166 runs against his name in 19 innings, including two double centuries. Rahane, who last played a Test match for India in 2023, had amassed 1159 runs in 18 matches in the 2019-21 WTC cycle.

Current India captain Rohit Sharma is the only other batter to have managed 1000-plus runs in a single edition of a WTC Cycle. In the 2019-21 WTC cycle, Rohit had scored 1094 runs in 12 matches.