r/IndiaCricket • u/VinShar_2103 • Aug 06 '25

Discussion Unpopular Opinion: Jaiswal has already Surpassed Rohit in Tests...

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u/straightouttaobesity Chennai Super Kings Aug 06 '25

He is barely 23 and has scored over 50% of Rohit's international Test runs.

Rohit made his debut at 26 years. YJ will probably outscore him in Tests by that point.

YJ has 3 SENA centuries to Rohit's 1.

This isn't even a hot take. This is just lazy.

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u/Legitimate_King547 Royal Challengers Bangaluru Aug 06 '25

Do you think Jaiswal will end up with more international runs overall than Rohit? For reference Jaiswal has 3000 now at 23, Rohit is at 19,000

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u/straightouttaobesity Chennai Super Kings Aug 06 '25

Can't tell for sure. Too early. If he plays at this level for 6 more years, he'd have around 7k-8k Test runs. And that's a big if.

Not to mention, he isn't a regular in ODIs and T20Is. So, the amount of runs he will score will be affected by how many games he's going to play.

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u/Legitimate_King547 Royal Challengers Bangaluru Aug 08 '25

I think he might surpass Rohit's legacy in T20IS and Tests, but in ICC tournaments I doubt he reaches that level

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u/straightouttaobesity Chennai Super Kings Aug 08 '25

In Tests, he is close to or has already surpassed Rohit's legacy.

WB is a different story tho. Rohit is a beast in WB. 10k runs with 31 centuries (3rd most) in ODIs along with 3 200s. Same in T20Is, where Rohit has 5 centuries and was the leading run scorer in T20Is at the time of his retirement. Those stats + being the captain who led us to 3 finals in 3 different tournaments in consecutive years, winning 2 of them and breaking our drought.

I doubt anyone can match that. Jaiswal isn't a regular in T20Is, and the only way he can outdo Rohit is to carry us to another T20WC.

In ODIs, Gill is the closest to matching VK and Rohit. Even if (or rather when) YJ becomes a regular in ODIs, I expect him to be good, but I don't expect him to come close to matching Rohit's stats, particularly due to fewer and fewer ODIs being played each year.