NOT Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal declared the 'Real PRINCE' after heroic innings in Delhi Test
Indian left-handed young maestro Yashasvi Jaiswal played a top-notch innings in the second Test against the West Indies. Redefining class, he got back to his prime form and is nearing another double-century in the longest of the game.
India is playing their second match of the two-match Test series against the West Indies at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. On Day 1 of the first Test, Shubman Gill, the Indian skipper, won the toss and opted to bat first.
The Delhi Cricket Stadium is often known as one of the finest batting tracks in India, and the Indian opener has made full use of the pitch. Despite the early dismissal of KL Rahul, the 26-year-old opener looked flawless and determined to anchor the Indian innings.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on runs at the end of the England series, as he kept his cool and batted with utter brilliance throughout his partnerships with both KL Rahul and then Sai Sudharsan.
Yashasvi Jaiswal got to his century off just 145 balls, which marked his third century on Indian soil, while the remaining four came in Australia, the West Indies and England.
As Yashasvi Jaiswal dominated the West Indies attack, he is making a good habit of daddy hundreds. He has been compared to the likes of Virat Kohli for showing remarkable consistency during his Test hundreds. With his recent 150, Jaiswal now has 5 150+ scores in Test cricket, and only Sir Donald Bradman is known to have scored more 150+ scores than him before the age of 24.
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Shubman Gill came into the middle to play alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal after Sai Sudharsan was dismissed for the individual score of 87 runs. He missed out on a well-deserved century on this occasion as well.
In the 85th over of the game, Captain Shubman Gill collided in a hurry with one of the West Indian cricketers. The collision here occurred when Gill ran to the striker's end. The fielder threw it to Imlach, who was also running in Gill's direction. The ball grazed his shoulder as he bumped into the West Indian cricketer.
Shubman Gill remained not out on 20 off 68 balls, while it remained to be Yashasvi Jaiswal's day as he single-handedly troubled the openers with a massive score of 173 off 253 balls.
Yashasvi Jaiswal joins legends with a unique Test record
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who got to his seventh Test hundred in the recent game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. At an age of less than 24, only the likes of Donald Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar and Garry Sobers had scored more centuries than young Jaiswal. They respectively scored 12, 11 and 9 hundreds.
However, Yashasvi Jaiswal has joined the likes of Javed Miandad, Graeme Smith, Alastair Cook, and Kane Williamson on the list of cricketers with 7 hundreds before turning 24. He is also the third-highest Test centurion in WTC history, as he is only behind Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who have 9 hundreds for India.
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