Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dream run in Test cricket continues. The young opener struck a superb 175 against the West Indies in the second and final Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, further establishing himself as India’s next big batting star. Jaiswal’s innings was a mix of patience, control, and elegance — qualities that have already become his hallmark. After putting on a steady 58-run opening stand with KL Rahul, he joined hands with B Sai Sudharsan for a massive 193-run partnership. Sudharsan fell for 87, but by then, Jaiswal was well on his way to another big hundred.
Starting cautiously, he grew in confidence, punishing loose deliveries and rotating the strike with ease. He brought up his hundred with style, then went on to cross 150 for the fifth time in just 26 Tests. On the morning of Day 2, his brilliant innings finally came to an end when he was run out for 175. Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif was among those left impressed. Taking to social media, he wrote: “Yashasvi is a batsman with the patience to score big hundreds and set new marks. In his first 26 matches, his numbers are as good as Sachin and Virat. His hundreds mostly put India on the path to victory. Sehwag ka 300 wala record, Jaiswal hi todega.”
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This century also carried special significance in the context of cricketing history. It was Jaiswal’s seventh Test hundred before turning 24, a feat only three players have bettered — Don Bradman (12), Sachin Tendulkar (11), and Garfield Sobers (9). He now stands alongside legends like Javed Miandad, Graeme Smith, Alastair Cook, and Kane Williamson, who also had seven centuries each at that age. Since Jaiswal’s Test debut, India’s opening department has been heavily shaped by his consistency. In this period, Jaiswal alone has scored seven hundreds, while all other India openers combined have managed six. Among all teams worldwide, the next most prolific opener in the same time span is England’s Ben Duckett with four centuries. The 23-year-old also reached another milestone earlier in the innings, completing 3,000 international runs in just 50 matches, becoming only the fourth Indian left-handed opener to achieve the landmark after Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, and Shikhar Dhawan.
