Yashasvi Jaiswal Engages In War Of Words With Ben Stokes
Yashasvi Jaiswal is playing as an opener for India in the second Test against England, which is taking place at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The left-handed batter from Mumbai was India's best batter in the first session. He scored 62 runs from 69 balls with the help of 11 fours and added 80 runs for the second wicket with Karun Nair (31 runs). During his partnership with Nair in the first session of the first day's play at Edgbaston, Jaiswal was seen getting engaged in a war of words with England Test captain and star all-rounder Ben Stokes.
In a video getting viral on the internet, Stokes can be seen saying something to Jaiswal after he took a single off his bowling, and the Indian batter gave him an apt response, which was caught in the stump mic.
Here's a look:
Some heated JAISBALL 🆚 BAZBALL on display! 👀 #ENGvIND 👉 2nd Test, Day 1 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar ➡ https://t.co/g6BryBoy3Y pic.twitter.com/ZJWy1ir2ih — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 2, 2025
Jaiswal, who scored a century (101 runs from 109 balls) for India in the first innings of the first Test played at Headingley in Leeds from June 20 to 24, would like to convert his good start into a big score on Wednesday and help India post a big total in the first innings. If Jaiswal, who has crossed the 50-run mark in each of his first seven Tests against England, manages to score at least 97 runs in the first innings, then he will break Sunil Gavaskar's 49-year-old record and become the fastest Indian batter to score 2000 runs in Test cricket.
Gavaskar, who made his Test debut for India against the West Indies in March 1971, crossed the 2000-run mark in Test cricket during his 23rd Test, which was played against the West Indies team in Port of Spain in April 1976.
Jaiswal, on the other hand, is playing his 21st Test match for India at Edgbaston.
The overall record of being the fastest batter in the world to score 2000 runs in Test cricket is in the name of legendary Australian batter and former captain Donald Bradman. Bradman completed 2000 runs in Test cricket in just his 15th match for the Baggy Greens.
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July 02, 2025, 18:38 IST
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