Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a scintillating century against England in the first Test at Headingley. The youngster has proved his worth, playing to merit and hit his fifth Test ton of his career. With that, Jaiswal became the third youngest Indian cricketer to have scored a century in Australia and England. In the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Jaiswal played a terrific knock of 161 runs in Perth. Now, at Headingley, he measured his innings well and built crucial partnerships with KL Rahul and Shubman Gill to reach the three-figure mark.
Notably, Sachin was only 19 years old when he completed a century in Australia and England. He scored an unbeaten 119 in Manchester in 1990, and two years later, Sachin scored his first century against Australia in Sydney. When it comes to Pant, the keeper-batter scored a century at The Oval in 2018, followed by 159* against Australia in Sydney in 2019. Pant was only 21 at that time.
Jaiswal smacks third century vs England
Jaiswal now has three Test centuries against England in his career. The 23-year-old scored an unbeaten 214 against the Three Lions in Rajkot and 209 in Visakhapatnam. Meanwhile, he became the first Indian cricketer to have scored a century in his debut Test knocks in Australia and England. Jaiswal also owns the record for the most centuries for India in the World Test Championship.
Initially, he built an important 91-run partnership with KL Rahul, which set the momentum for him and the team. Even after debutant Sai Sudharsan departed for a duck, Jaiswal didn’t lose focus and built a 129-run partnership with newly appointed captain Shubman Gill. Gill too played a brilliant knock and scored his fastest half-century in Test cricket. He averaged 14.66 in England before the match, and for the same reason, there was immense pressure on the youngster.
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