Yashasvi Jaiswal's remarkable double century off 290 deliveries in India's second Test against England at Vizag featured 19 boundaries and seven sixes, contributing significantly to India's total over 112 overs.
Young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal struck his maiden double century as India concluded their first innings at 396 on the second day of the second Test against England in Vishakhapatnam on Saturday. Jaiswal's remarkable innings comprised 209 runs off 290 deliveries, featuring 19 boundaries and seven sixes, contributing significantly to India's total over 112 overs.
Innings Break! posted 396 runs on the board, with scoring a mighty 209.
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Jaiswal, thus, became the third youngest Indian to score a double hundred in Test cricket. The batter got to the landmark with a four against England spinner Shoaib Bashir to achieve the feat at the age of 22 years and 36 days.
That Leap. That Celebration. That Special Feeling 👏 👏
Here's how Yashasvi Jaiswal notched up his Double Hundred 🎥 🔽
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Jaiswal goes to an astonishing double century 👏 pic.twitter.com/ELqKyIhYlj
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)Vinod Kambli holds the record as the youngest Indian to score a Test double hundred, achieving the milestone at 21 years and 32 days against England in 1993. Kambli secured his second double century at 21 years and 54 days against Zimbabwe. Sunil Gavaskar became the second youngest Indian to reach a Test double hundred, accomplishing the feat at the age of 21 years and 277 days.
Yashasvi Jaiswal joins the ranks of Sourav Ganguly, Vinod Kambli, and Gautam Gambhir as the fourth Indian left-handed batsman to notch a double century in Test cricket.
Jaiswal marked his Test debut against the West Indies last year with a score of 171. In the series opener in Hyderabad, he contributed 80 runs, albeit in a match that India lost by 28 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 209 runs.
Extras - 2
Rest of the Indian batters - 185 runs.
A proper one man show. 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/g0aksBOUZQ
A double century was precisely what Jaiswal had envisioned when he concluded Day 1 of the second Test between India and England unbeaten on 179 runs. “I wanted to play it session by session. When they were bowling well, I just wanted to get through that spell. Initially, the wicket was damp and there was spin and bounce, with a bit of seam. However, I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end," he said.
“I would love to double this up, and play till the end for the team. I want to recover well for tomorrow now. The pitch played a bit differently, in the morning it was a bit damp and then it settled. With the older ball, there was some bounce,” Jaiswal told broadcasters after stumps on Friday.
Following his stunning feat, several cricketers, experts and fans took to social media to laud Jaiswal's one-man show against Ben Stokes & Co. James Anderson (3/47), Rehan Ahmed (3/65) and Shoaib Bashir (3/138) picked up three wickets for England.
Here's a look at some of the reactions:
Jaiswal - one of the greatest stories in world sport! 🩵
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24)Maiden DOUBLE HUNDRED for Yashasvi Jaiswal 🔥🔥
TAKE. A. BOW 🙌
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It was probably going to be Anderson's last over. Maybe Jaiswal could have played him out and attacked the spinners. But what an innings. On a dream batting surface, the next best is 34. Without Jaiswal, it might have been very very tricky.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)DOUBLE CENTURY BY YASHASVI JAISWAL...!!!! 🤯
Maiden 200 by Jaiswal - a knock to remember. The young man has stood up for India when no one could make it count. pic.twitter.com/fgo57hSfjU
- HUNDRED WITH A SIX...!!!
- DOUBLE HUNDRED WITH A SIX AND A FOUR...!!
Yashasvi Jaiswal special in Vizag. 🔥pic.twitter.com/cVsEFN4P0X
Other players from Yashasvi
dressing room Jaiswal pic.twitter.com/i3DBjUYOnA
Yashasvi Jaiswal, you beauty, your bat has become a magic wand. Congratulations to a spectacular 200 runs! 🌟 Rewriting cricket history, one milestone at a time! pic.twitter.com/v7SzJ8e7CG
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)Yashasvi Jaiswal - 209.
Others all combined - 185.
- Jaiswal at the age of 22 has shown his potential and proved himself...!!! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/t4uEMMxuJr
Moved from village to a big city with little to no money
Thrived in very harsh living conditions
Reached the highest levels despite all adversities
Yashaswi Jaiswal is the cricket version of Manoj Sharma pic.twitter.com/7Bdb1r4BXk
Fine session for England. India restricted to below 400 which on this pitch may be inadequate. But for Jaiswal’s superb double, not much credit for the batting. Anderson was outstanding, but England’s young spinners highly impressive too.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)- Completed 50 with a four.
- Completed 100 with a six.
- Completed 150 with a four.
- Completed 200 with a four.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is ice cool. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/5nO7RpiSgD
Delight to watch Yashasvi Jaiswal bat. Double hundred in Test cricket is a great feat. Well done 👏
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)The first of quite what could eventually end as quite a few 200s by Yashasvi Jaiswal - this one is a special knock. Liked the way he’s carried the burden of this Indian innings on his shoulders
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)A STANDING OVATION BY ENGLAND FANS FOR YASHASVI JAISWAL IN VIZAG...!!!! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/eWFzlkH4zw
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)