On Day 1 of the second Test against the West Indies at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved a mini milestone. In the second Test, Jaiswal scored a brilliant seventh Test century. With this century, the 23-year-old Jaiswal equalled record of former South Africa captain Graeme Smith for highest Test centuries (7) by an opener before turning 24. In red-ball cricket, his composed and confident innings once again showed why he is one of brightest talents of India.
In 50 innings, Smith made seven centuries, while Jaiswal reached this in 48 innings. Other than Smith and Jaiswal, only the greats, Don Bradman (12) and Sachin Tendulkar (11), had more centuries before they turned 24. This milestone of Jaiswal highlights his consistency and maturity at a young age. He has started his journey with a memorable 171 in his debut innings. Jaiswal then made two double hundreds against England, which showed his ability as a match-winner.
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In the second Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 173 which included 22 boundaries. Before accelerating his score,he shared an opening stand of 58 with KL Rahul (38). Once Jaiswal got settled down,at the end of the day he built a strong 193-run partnership with Sai Sudharsan (87), which took India to 318/2.
