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Printed on: Jul 15, 2023
Younger Group India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal turned his Take a look at debut right into a memorable one, notching up 100 in his very first look for India. He scored a superb 171 off 387 balls, a knock which featured 16 fours and a six. The 21-year-old was wanting good for a double hundred when he was dismissed by nicking Alzarri Joseph to the keeper. Jaiswal keep on the crease lasted for over 500 minutes.
Whereas he couldn’t convert his debut hundred right into a double ton, the left-handed batter did register the third highest rating by an Indian on Take a look at debut. Jaiswal is just behind Shikhar Dhawan (187 vs Australia in 2013) and Rohit Sharma (177 vs West Indies in 2013) amongst Indian batters who’ve notched up tons on Take a look at debut.
Jaiswal entered the document books for just a few different causes as properly. The seventeenth Indian participant to attain 100 on Take a look at debut, he’s the third Indian opener to slam a ton on Take a look at debut after Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw, who scored 134 in opposition to the West Indies in Rajkot in 2018. Nonetheless, whereas Dhawan and Shaw scored their a whole bunch at residence, Jaiswal turned the primary India opener to notch up three figures on debut in an abroad Take a look at.
General, he’s the seventh Indian batter to attain a debut century in an away check. Suresh Raina, who made 120 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2010, was the earlier batter to take action. Jaiswal’s 171, nevertheless, is now the very best rating by an Indian on Take a look at debut in an away recreation. The earlier document stood within the identify of Sourav Ganguly, who scored a well-known 131 in opposition to England at Lord’s in 1996.
Throughout his innings in Dominica, Jaiswal additionally broke the document for many balls confronted by an Indian on Take a look at debut. Whereas the 21-year-old confronted a complete of 387 deliveries, the earlier document was held by former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin, who confronted 322 balls for his 110 in opposition to England in Kolkata in 1984-84. Ganguly and Rohit confronted 301 balls every of their Take a look at debut a whole bunch.
In the meantime, India declared their first innings in Dominica at 421/5. After Jaiswal’s departure, Ajinkya Rahane additionally perished cheaply for 3 off 11 balls. Nonetheless, Virat Kohli scored a tough fought 76 off 182 balls, a knock which included solely 5 fours. Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten on 37 and debutant Ishan Kishan on 1 when India declared their innings in response to West Indies’ first-innings whole of 150.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
