Ravindra Jadeja beat Sanath Jayasuriya: Ravindra Jadeja was the hero on the second day of the first Test match between India and England. Although KL Rahul also scored a fifty, Ravindra Jadeja's batting should not be underestimated. Jadeja not only completed his half-century, but now looks to be on his way to a century as well. Meanwhile, on the next day, he also hit two brilliant sixes, along with his fours. Along with this, he has broken the record of Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya by hitting the most number of sixes.
Record for most sixes in a Test match
If we talk about the batsman who has hit the most sixes in a Test match, the number one is England's Ben Stokes with 127 sixes. If this record in India is in the name of Virender Sehwag. He has hit 91 sixes during his Test career. Now Ravindra Jadeja's name has also been included in this list. Jadeja has overtaken Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya has played 110 Test matches and hit a total of 59 sixes. While Ravindra Jadeja played 69 Tests and completed 60 sixes. He had a six to his name before yesterday's match, with his second six in this match he surpassed Jayasuriya.
Batsmen with most sixes in Test matches
Jadeja now holds the sixth position among the batsmen who have hit the most number of sixes for India. In this list, Sehwag has 91 sixes in 104 Tests, while MS Dhoni has hit 78 sixes in 90 Tests. Rohit Sharma's name comes at the third number. Rohit Sharma has hit 77 sixes in 55 Tests so far. Talking about Sachin Tendulkar, he played 200 Tests and hit 69 sixes. Former captain Kapil Dev hit a total of 61 sixes after playing 131 Tests. Ravindra Jadeja has hit 60 sixes. That means, if he hits one more six, he will be at par with Kapil Dev and can go ahead of him after hitting two sixes.
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