# Jaiswal joins Tendulkar in unique Test venues feat in Galle 2026-08-15T17:13:43+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Yashasvi Jaiswal became only the third Indian cricketer to play his first 30 Test matches at 30 different venues. The opener achieved the feat during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, joining Sachin Tendulkar and Sanjay Manjrekar in the exclusive list. Times Now reports that Tendulkar played his first 32 Tests at 32 different venues and Manjrekar his first 33 at different grounds. Jaiswal made his debut against West Indies in 2023 at Roseau, Dominica. Since then he has played in South Africa, England, Australia and now Sri Lanka, never repeating a venue. He is set to go past both Manjrekar and Tendulkar as India's next four Tests are scheduled in Colombo, Wellington, Christchurch and Nagpur, all new for him. On day one of the Galle Test, Jaiswal scored 32 off 37 balls in the first innings. India received a boost for day two as KL Rahul, who walked off with cramps late on day one, has been declared fit to bat by batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - zeenews.india.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:16:43+00:00. Tags: Galle, Indian cricket team, KL Rahul, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Yashasvi Jaiswal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jaiswal-equals-tendulkar-in-all-different-venue-test-record/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jaiswal-equals-tendulkar-in-all-different-venue-test-record/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/