Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his double century towards England on the second day of the second Test towards England at VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, Saturday, February 3, 2024.
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Young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden double ton on the second day of the second Test towards England right here on Saturday, February 3, 2024. . Playing solely his sixth Test, the 22-year-old’s sensational knock took India to 375 for 7 in 102 overs.
Jaiswal, thus, grew to become the third youngest Indian to attain a double hundred in Test cricket. He hit 18 fours and 7 sixes en route the double century.
Vinod Kambli holds the excellence of being the youngest Indian to attain a double century towards England on the age of 21 years and 335 days again in 1993.
The file for the second youngest Indian double centurion in Test can be held by Kambli, who scored his second successive double ton towards Zimbabwe on the age 21 years and 355 days.
Before Kambli, the file was held by Sunil Gavaskar who scored his maiden ton in West Indies again in 1971.
Jaiswal had scored 171 on his Test debut towards the West Indies final 12 months.
He had scored 80 within the sequence opener in Hyderabad, which India misplaced by 28 runs.
Resuming his innings at 179, Jaiswal added one other 28 runs on the second day with fellow in a single day batter Ravichandran Ashwin (20), who was dismissed by James Anderson.
Jaiswal reached the milestone with a six and a 4 off Shoaib Bashir within the 102nd over.
India had posted 336 for six on day 1.
The hosts are trailing 0-1 within the ongoing five-match sequence.