ENG vs IND: Famous, Afridi’s record is on point

Delhi: India’s great batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be part of the Test team this time, as both have announced retirement from the longest format of cricket. In such a situation, the young players will have the responsibility of winning the team.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be important players of India

Jaiswal may have played only 19 Tests so far, but he has confirmed his place as the lead batsman of the team, when the left -handed opener played against England in India last time, he scored more than 700 runs and played an important role in India’s victory. Although the circumstances of England will be different, but Jaiswal has proved that he can score runs on foreign soil as well. He scored the most runs for India (391) for India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, including a century and two half-centuries.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, close to history,

Yashasvi hit 26 sixes in the domestic series against England and he is also ready to rain sixes in England. He has hit 39 sixes in his Test career so far and now he has a chance to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket. This record is currently in the name of Shahid Afridi, who achieved this feat in his 46th Test innings in 2006. Jaiswal has played 36 innings so far and he has 9 innings left to break this record. If they hit 11 sixes in the next three innings, then Test will become the first player to complete 50 sixes in cricket history.

• The fastest 50 sixes players in Tests:

Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 26 matches, 46 innings

Rohit Sharma (India) – 30 matches, 51 innings

Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 36 matches, 60 innings

Andrew Flintoff (England) – 45 matches, 71 innings

Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 53 matches, 74 innings

Matthew Hayden (Australia) – 45 matches, 75 innings

Shubman Gill will be India’s new Test captain

Against England, Shubman Gill has been made the captain of India’s Test team. Karun Nair has returned after eight years in the team, while Sai Sudarshan has got a place in the Test team for the first time. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami could not be selected due to fitness problems.

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