Yashasvi Jaiswal has ensured that the second India vs England Test is remembered for a long time, all due to his innings. The young left-handed opener hit his maiden double century in emphatic fashion as India notched 396 against England in the first innings. While other Indian batters failed, Jaiswal’s 209-run knock off 290 balls stood out with its brilliance. Despite wickets falling at the other end, Jaiswal kept his composure for close to four session and played one of the best innings by an Indian opener in recent times.
Jaiswal lost his wicket to James Anderson as he came dancing down the pitch and sliced the ball high in the air. Jonny Bairstow took a good catch coming in from the extra cover boundary. Former England cricket team star Kevin Pietersen was not unhappy with the dismissal.
“He has the temperament to play the situation. The one thing he would be kicking himself about how he went off at Anderson. He probably should have waited. He should have tried to hit a six every ball against spinners. It was Anderson’s last couple of balls,” Kevin Pietersen said on Jio Cinema.
“This ground is not big enough for Jaiswal, and he only has to half-connect against spinners to hit a six. We would’ve seen plenty of fireworks, but now, the game has moved on,” he added.
Prolific opener Jaiswal scored his maiden Test double hundred in the second Test against England here on Saturday, becoming the third youngest Indian to achieve the feat in his nascent-but-remarkable career.
Playing only his sixth Test, the 22-year-old’s sensational knock of 209 off 290 balls single-handedly powered India to 396 all out in 112 overs.
He hit 19 fours and seven sixes en route the double century, which was the lone bright spot in a below par batting effort by the home team.
His stupendous knock duly earned the respect of the opposition and England players walked up to Jaiswal to congratulate him after his epic effort finally came to an end in the 107th over of the innings.
Vinod Kambli holds the distinction of being the youngest Indian to score a double century, also against England, at the age of 21 years and 335 days back in 1993.
The record for the second youngest Indian double centurion in Tests is also held by Kambli, who smashed it against Zimbabwe at the age 21 years and 355 days.
Before Kambli, the record was held by Sunil Gavaskar who scored his maiden double in the West Indies back in 1971.
With PTI inputs
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