Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag - comparing the stats of the two after 19 Tests

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his Test debut against the West Indies in Roseau in July 2023. He stunned the cricket fraternity with his 171-run knock of 383 balls, as India won the game by an innings and 141 runs.

Similarly, Virender Sehwag kickstarted his Test career with a century. Batting at No. 6, he slammed 105 off 173 against South Africa in Bloemfontein in November 2001. Although the Indian team lost the game, Sehwag justified his selection with an emphatic knock.

Interestingly, Jaiswal (1,478), in 2024, surpassed Sehwag's (1,462) tally of the most runs by an Indian opener in a calendar year.

'Nawab of Najafgarh' ended his Test career with 8,586 runs in 104 games at an average of 49.34, with 23 centuries. With a supreme start to his international career, Jaiswal is expected to be among the key run-scorers for India in the coming years.

On that note, let's compare how Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virender Sehwag fared after their first 19 Tests.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag: Who has scored more runs after 19 Tests?

Yashasvi Jaiswal turned out to be the most prolific batter for the Indian team in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. He amassed 1,798 runs in 19 games (36 innings) at an average of 52.88, with four centuries and 10 fifties. Although the Indian team didn't qualify for the WTC final, his mindset and technique shone through.

Meanwhile, Virender Sehwag played in the middle-order in his first five games, and then moved to opening. In his first 19 Tests (31 innings), Sehwag accumulated 1,394 runs at an average of 44.97, with five centuries and four fifties.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag: Who has scored more centuries in a winning cause after 19 Tests?

A player's century holds special importance if it helps their respective side emerge as a winner in the game.

Until now, Yashasvi Jaiswal has managed to lead his side to a win whenever he scores a century in Tests (four). Jaiswal slammed his highest Test score of 214* against England in Rajkot in February 2024, which paved the way for the side to a dominating 434-run victory. Interestingly, it was their largest margin of victory (by runs) in the longest format.

On the other hand, Virender Sehwag's five centuries couldn't weave magic, as India managed to win only one game, along with two draws and two defeats. Sehwag scored 147 as India won by an innings and 112 runs against the West Indies in Mumbai in October 2002.

Hands down, Yashasvi Jaiswal again emerges as a clear-cut winner.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Virender Sehwag: Who has a better overseas record after 19 Tests?

Another parameter where the two batters can be judged is their performances on foreign soil after the first 19 Tests.

So far, Yashasvi Jaiswal has garnered 707 runs in 17 innings at an average of 44.19, with two centuries and three fifties, in away Tests. His best knock of 171 came against West Indies in Roseau in December 2024.

Meanwhile, Virender Sehwag scored 772 runs in 21 innings at an average of 36.76, with three tons and a solitary fifty on overseas soil in his first 19 Tests. He slammed 195 against Australia in Melbourne in December 2003.

Once more, Jaiswal emerges as a better performer than Sehwag in terms of a better overseas record in first 19 Tests.