Yashasvi Jaiswal
Indian cricketer
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2024 | Became the first player in Test history to hit 20 sixes in a series. |
2024 | Became the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to score 500 runs in a Test series at the age of 22. |
2024 | Scored 161 runs in Australia. |
2024 | Highest run-scorer for India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with 391 runs at an average of 43.44. |
2024 | Jaiswal scored an unbeaten century (104 runs) leading Rajasthan Royals to victory over Mumbai Indians. The team made the playoffs but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the semi-final. |
2024 | Was part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup, though he did not play in any matches during the tournament. |
May 2024 | Named in India's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. |
February 2024 | Nominated by International Cricket Council for ICC Men's Player of the Month Award. |
January 2024 | Scored another double century in the next Test match, becoming the third Indian batter to hit double centuries in consecutive Test matches. Hit 12 sixes during the innings, equaling the record for most sixes in a Test innings. |
January 2024 | Made his maiden double century in the second Test against England, scoring 209 runs off 290 balls. Became the third youngest Indian batsman to score a double hundred in Test cricket. |
January 2024 | Selected for India's 5-match Test series against England. Scored 80 runs off 74 balls in the first Test's first innings. |
2023 | Finished the 2023 Indian Premier League as Rajasthan Royals' leading run scorer with 625 runs in 14 matches. |
2023 | Served as a standby member for the Indian squad in the ICC World Test Championship final, where the team finished as runners-up. |
August 2023 | Made his T20I debut in the 3rd match of the T20I series against West Indies. Scored his maiden T20I half-century of 84* runs off 51 balls in the fourth match, forming a 165-run opening partnership with Shubman Gill. |
July 2023 | Made his international Test debut against the West Indies, scoring a century in his first innings. |
June 2023 | Received first call-up to India's Test squad for the West Indies series and made his Test debut, scoring a remarkable 171 runs and winning Player of the Match award. |
May 11 2023 | Hit the fastest Indian Premier League (IPL) half-century in just 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders, breaking the previous record jointly held by KL Rahul and Pat Cummins. |
April 30 2023 | Scored his maiden T20 century, making 124 runs from 62 balls against Mumbai Indians, recording the 2nd highest score in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium. |
2022 | Jaiswal initially struggled in the IPL season, scoring only 25 runs in first 3 matches and was dropped for 6 matches. He later recovered, scoring 41 runs against Lucknow Super Giants and his first fifty against Chennai Super Kings. Rajasthan Royals finished second and reached the playoffs, ultimately losing to Gujarat Titans in the final. |
2022 | Won the Gold Medal at the Asian Games as a member of the Indian squad. |
2021 | Jaiswal scored nearly 200 runs in the IPL season, including a fifty against Chennai Super Kings, though Rajasthan Royals did not qualify for the playoffs. |
October 2 2021 | Made his maiden T20 half-century against Chennai Super Kings, which was the second fastest in franchise history at the time. |
2020 | Yashasvi Jaiswal was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL season, but did not play any matches. |
2020 | Played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he was named Player of the Tournament and the highest run scorer. |
September 22 2020 | Made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. |
2019 | Performed exceptionally in the under-19 tri-series in England, scoring 294 runs in seven matches, including four half-centuries. |
2019 | Scored 173 runs from 220 balls in a Youth Test match against South Africa under-19s. |
December 2019 | Named in India's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. |
October 16 2019 | Scored 203 runs from 154 balls in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Jharkhand, becoming the youngest double centurion in List A cricket history at 17 years, 292 days. |
September 28 2019 | Made his List A debut in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. |
January 7 2019 | Made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy. |
2018 | Won Player of the Tournament at the Under-19 Asia Cup, scoring 318 runs and helping India win the tournament. |
2015 | Jaiswal set a remarkable all-round record in schools cricket in India, scoring 319 not out and taking 13/99 in a Giles Shield match, which first brought him to prominence. |
December 2013 | Discovered by Jwala Singh, who recognized his cricketing potential and provided him with accommodation, later becoming his legal guardian. |
2011 | Moved to Mumbai at age ten to pursue cricket training at Azad Maidan, initially living and working in a dairy shop. |
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