India’s dynamic opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal, thrilled the spectators on Sunday by achieving his second consecutive double century during Day 4 of the Rajkot match.
Despite grappling with back spasms the previous day, Jaiswal displayed a heroic effort, dismantling the English bowling attack. He reached the double century milestone in 231 balls, hitting 14 fours and 10 sixes in the process.
After overcoming back spasms that forced him to retire after scoring 104 runs on the third day, Jaiswal was ready to bat from the beginning of Day 4 when Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav continued India’s innings.
With Gill being run out for 91, Jaiswal entered the field and demonstrated the same determination as he did at the beginning of the Indian innings, making a conventional restart to his innings.
Despite the pitch showing minimal signs of deterioration, England’s spinners and fast bowlers persisted in their efforts. However, Jaiswal showcased determined batting, steering clear of unnecessary risks and steadily accumulating runs.
As Jaiswal settled into his innings, he found his rhythm, steadily accumulating runs. Towards the end of the first session, reminiscent of his performance on Day 3, Jaiswal accelerated his scoring rate, hitting two sixes off Rehan Ahmed’s two overs and another maximum against Joe Root.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal is hitting boundaries all over the ground
By Lunch, Jaiswal was unbeaten on 149 runs off 189 balls. Post-break, he swiftly reached his 150-run milestone facing James Anderson.
Just as Anderson’s over had sparked Jaiswal’s aggression on Saturday, the trend continued on Day 4. The young opener hit three consecutive sixes off the veteran English pacer in the 85th over.
Maintaining a high scoring rate, Jaiswal raced to 180, surpassing a strike rate of 80, and effortlessly found boundaries. The 22-year-old achieved his second double century quickly, entering an exclusive list of batters to reach a unique feat for India.
This accomplishment establishes Jaiswal as the second Indian batter to achieve two consecutive double centuries in a Test series, a feat previously accomplished by Virat Kohli against Sri Lanka in 2017.
In the broader context, only Vinoo Mankad, during the 1955/56 series against New Zealand, has scored two double centuries in a series, though not in successive Tests.
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