On August 15, 2026, Yashasvi Jaiswal took the field against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, becoming just the third Indian cricketer to play his first 30 Test matches at 30 separate sites. With the accomplishment, the youthful left-handed opener joined two legendary Indian batsmen, Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar.
Every Test match since Jaiswal’s July 2023 debut against the West Indies at Roseau has taken place at a different location. Some of the world’s most renowned Test arenas are among his thirty grounds, which are spread across several continents.
Jaiswal scored 32 from 37 deliveries in the Galle Test itself, striking four boundaries before his innings ended tragically. After a mix-up with KL Rahul, he collided with Sri Lankan fielder Keshara Nuwantha and was run out. Shubman Gill, the captain of India, won the toss and decided to bat first.
Which Indian cricket players have this unique Test venue record?
After Sachin Tendulkar and Sanjay Manjrekar, Jaiswal is the third Indian to accomplish this feat. Manjrekar went even farther, playing his first 33 Test matches at 33 different grounds, while Tendulkar played at 32 different venues during his first 32 Test matches. With his 30th appearance, Jaiswal has now equalled the beginning of that sequence.
The accomplishment is indicative of the quantity and diversity of international cricket that contemporary players are exposed to, as India frequently hosts Test matches in a number of domestic locations and travels widely abroad. Jaiswal’s 30 Test matches have taken place in the Caribbean, South Africa, India, Australia, England, and Sri Lanka.
The regularity with which he has shown up at a new location each time highlights how rigorous and varied his early Test career has been, and how infrequently scheduling alone results in such an outcome across so many matches.
Which locations were used for Jaiswal’s initial thirty Test matches?
Port of Spain, Centurion, Cape Town, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi, Dharamsala, Chennai, Kanpur, Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Leeds, Birmingham, Lord’s, Manchester, The Oval, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, and Galle are among Jaiswal’s thirty Test venues.
