Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made his Test debut memorable with a century against West Indies on Friday, July 14 at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. He etched his name in the record books with a terrific knock. The left-handed batter showcased his batting prowess in the innings, putting India in a commanding position.
Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings along with skipper Rohit Sharma. The duo put on a mammoth 229 runs on the board for the opening stand. Rohit Sharma also slammed a century, while Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 143 runs off 350 deliveries, with fourteen boundaries. The Southpaw’s brilliant batting display broke several records in the Test.
Stumps on Day 2 of the opening #WIvIND Test!
A solid show with the bat from #TeamIndia! 💪 💪
1️⃣4️⃣3️⃣* for @ybj_19
1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ for Captain @ImRo45
3️⃣6️⃣* for @imVkohliWe will be back for Day 3 action tomorrow 👍 👍
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2023
Let’s take a look at the records broken by Yashasvi Jaiswal:
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal became the seventeen Indian to score a century on debut for Team India in Test cricket. He joined an elite list of Indian players to achieve the milestone. His Mumbai teammate Shreyas Iyer was the last batter before him to enter the list.
2. The youngster also became the seventh Indian to score an overseas debut hundred. He joined Abbas Ali Baig, Surinder Amarnath, Pravin Amre, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Suresh Raina on the list. His unbeaten knock is also the highest by an Indian on Test debut in overseas conditions. He broke Sourav Ganguly’s record of 131 runs against England at Lord’s.
3. Jaiswal became the third opener after Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to score a century on debut. Dhawan slammed 187 runs against Australia in 2013, while Shaw scored 134 runs against West Indies in 2018. He also became the third Indian to score a hundred on Test debut against West Indies. The other two are Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw.
4. The Indian opener is the fourth-youngest to score a century on debut. He has achieved the milestone at 21 years and 197 days. He is behind Prithvi Shaw, Abbas Ali Baig and Gundappa Vishwanath.
5. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s opening stand of 229 runs is now the highest opening partnership for India outside Asia. They broke the record of Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, who had put on 213 runs for the opening stand, 44 years ago.
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