IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja broke this record of Jayasuriya, achieved this big achievement

On the basis of brilliant innings of Ravindra Jadeja (87), KL Rahul (86) and Yashasvi Jaiwal (80), India has scored 436 runs in its first innings of the first match of the five-match Test series against England.

Ravindra Jadeja may have missed scoring a century in this innings, but he has registered a big achievement in his name. He has now overtaken former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya in terms of hitting most sixes in Tests. Ravindra Jadeja hit two sixes during his half-century innings.

With this he has now hit 60 sixes in 69 Test cricket matches. Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has hit a total of 59 sixes in 110 Test matches. The record for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket is held by England captain Ben Stokes, who has hit 127. Whereas Virender Sehwag has hit 91 sixes in his Test career.

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