Popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, hosted by veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan had posted a cricket-related question on the same. In what was for a hefty amount of ₹6.4 lakh, the question was, "In 2024, who became the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to score more than 700 runs in a Test series?"
Cricket-related questions have become quite popular in recent times in the game show and notably, a few IPL questions have also surfaced over the years. Meanwhile, the above question was related to the India-England Test series contested earlier this year, with the options given as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Rohit Sharma.
The contestant was unsure about the answer and decided to take audience poll. Despite Kohli skipping the entire series, 37% of people voted for him, while 49% did for Jaiswal. The latter was the correct answer as Jaiswal amassed 712 runs, becoming the second Indian after Gavaskar to score over 700 runs in a Test series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has climbed to No.3 in the ICC Test batting rankings:
Meanwhile, the young left-hander's recent performances have seen him climb to No.3 in the Test batting rankings. The two-Test series against Bangladesh saw Jaiswal compile scores of 56, 10, 72, and 51.
The youngster will next be in action during the three-Test series against New Zealand, beginning on October 16 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
