Ravindra Jadeja's big record, Sanath Jayasuriya's record broken
Ravindra Jadeja six in the test: Ravindra Jadeja was the hero on the second day of the first Test match between India and England. Although KL Rahul also scored a half-century, Ravindra Jadeja's batting power should not be underestimated. Jadeja has not only completed his half-century but now also seems to be heading towards a century. Meanwhile, on the second day, he hit two brilliant sixes along with many fours. In doing so, he broke the record of Sanath Jayasuriya, one of Sri Lanka's great batsmen.
Jadeja overtakes Jayasuriya for most sixes in Tests
If we talk about the batsmen who have hit the most sixes in Tests, England's Ben Stokes is actually number one. He has 127 sixes to his credit. If we talk about Indian batsmen, that record goes to Virender Sehwag. He hit 91 sixes during his Test career. Jadeja has now overtaken Jayasuriya in this list. Jayasuriya has hit a total of 59 sixes after 110 Test matches. Ravindra Jadeja, on the other hand, had hit his 60 sixes after 69 Tests. Before this match he had 58 sixes to his credit, as soon as he hit the second six in this match he could overtake Jayasuriya.
Batsman who hit the most sixes in Test for India
If we talk about the batsmen who hit the most number of sixes for India, they now stand at the sixth position in this list. Sehwag has 91 sixes to his name in 104 Tests while MS Dhoni had hit 78 sixes in 90 Tests. Rohit Sharma's name is at number three. Rohit Sharma has hit 77 sixes in 55 Tests so far. Talking about Sachin Tendulkar, he had hit 69 sixes after 200 Tests. Former captain Kapil Dev had hit a total of 61 sixes after 131 Tests. Ravindra Jadeja now has 60 sixes. This means that if he hits another six, he will be level with Kapil Dev and can move past him after two sixes.
Ravindra Jadeja is now approaching the century, the second day of the match is over
When the second day's play ended, Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten on 81 runs. To score that many runs, he played 155 balls. He hit seven fours and two sixes. Akshar Patel supports him. Who is currently unbeaten for 35 runs. He played 62 balls and hit five fours and a six. Team India's score is now 421 runs and three wickets are still assured. India's lead over England is now 175 runs. The Indian team will try to make it to 250.
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