ENG vs IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal eyes Rahul Dravid's historic 26-year-old record

Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the verge of achieving a major milestone in his budding Test career. The left-handed opener is closing in on becoming the fastest Indian batter to reach 2,000 Test runs - a record currently held jointly by Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag, both of whom reached the landmark in 40 innings.

Dravid achieved the feat in 1999 against New Zealand in Hamilton, while Sehwag joined him in 2004 during a match against Australia in Chennai.

Jaiswal, who made his debut in July 2023 against the West Indies in Roseau, has so far scored 1,903 runs from 38 innings at an impressive average of 52.86.

He will have a chance to script history when the second Test between India and England begins on July 2 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Fastest Indians to 2000 Test runs

Rahul Dravid (40 innings) - against New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999

Virender Sehwag (40 innings) - against Australia, Chennai, 2001

Vijay Hazare (43 innings) - against West Indies, Port of Spain, 1953

Gautam Gambhir (43 innings) - against New Zealand, Napier, 2009

Sunil Gavaskar (44 innings) - against West Indies, Port of Spain, 1976

Yashasvi Jaiswal in decent form

Jaiswal was in decent form with the bat during the opening Test, which India lost by five wickets at Headingley in Leeds. In the first innings, he scored a fluent 101 off 159 balls, hitting 16 fours and a six before falling to opposition skipper Ben Stokes.

However, he couldn’t replicate that performance in the second innings, managing only four runs off 11 balls before being dismissed by Brydon Carse.

The youngster will also look to improve his fielding after dropping four crucial catches in the Leeds Test - mistakes that proved costly in the final outcome.