Yashasvi Jaiswal's Dream Debut, Becomes 1st Indian To Achieve Unique Feat
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first Indian to score 150 runs in his debut Test innings, away from home.
The name of Yashasvi Jaiswal is on every fan's lips. The opening bater, making his international debut, went past the 150-run mark on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies, having scored his maiden Test ton on the second day in Dominica. Resuming the innings on the third day at 143, Jaiswal needed just 7 runs to make history. He wasted little time in going past the 150-run mark, becoming the first Indian batter to do that on his debut in an overseas match.
For the record, it's Shikhar Dhawan who holds the record for scoring the most runs on Test debut for an Indian. However, his 187-run knock had come against Australia at home (in March 2013). Even Rohit Sharma scored 177 in his debut Test innings but his knock also came at home, against West Indies in 2013. Sharma got out on 171, thus becoming the third highest scorer for India on a Test debut.
As someone who has seen him grow from close quarters, Jwala Singh always had this deep-down conviction that Yashasvi Jaiswal will make a good start in national colours and the former coach is glad that his ward is proving him right.
The 21-year-old on Thursday became the 17th Indian player to score a century on debut in Test cricket after he reached the three-figure mark on day two of the ongoing first Test against West Indies.
Jaiswal reached an unbeaten 143 from 350 balls on the second day, giving India a healthy lead of 162 runs in the first innings after the West Indies was bowled out for a mere 150 on the opening day in Dominica.
"I am happy to see him grow. I had some feeling that he would start well. He has spent four good seasons in the IPL and also in domestic cricket. He has played most of the world-class bowlers under a lot of pressure, especially in the IPL,” Jwala, who was in transit in the UK when Jaiswal brought up his century, told PTI.
"He has the idea about playing with top quality bowlers. As a player, it is important to have the habit of making runs. As a coach I always teach my players to see the ball and not the bowler, and try to react to the ball well.
"There will always be nine fielders, whatever match you play, whether it's T20 or one-day or Test. As a batter, you need to be in the present and face each and every ball on merit and believe in your ability. I am glad that Yashasvi is able to do this on the ground and is proving me right." Jaiswal had moved to Dadar in Mumbai at the age of 10 to receive cricket training at Azad Maidan.
On Thursday, Jaiswal became the fourth batter on the trot from Mumbai to make a debut Test century for India, joining the likes of Shreyas Iyer (vs New Zealand, 2021), Prithvi Shaw (vs West Indies, 2018) and India captain Rohit Sharma (vs West Indies, 2013).
With PTI inputs
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