Yashasvi Jaiswal vs WI. (Pic source: RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbed all the limelight as he smashed an impressive century on his Test debut while skipper Rohit Sharma also brought up his tenth hundred as India dominated Day 2 of the Dominica Test. The 21-year-old Jaiswal remained not out on 143 off 350 with the help of 14 fours as the visitors ended the day on 312 for the loss of just two wickets.
Beginning with the overnight score of 80/0, both the openers stitched a record-breaking 229-run partnership for India against West Indies in Test cricket. The pair surpassed Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar’s stand of 201 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai which was scripted back in the year 2002. Captain Rohit finally got dismissed for 103 off 221 which included ten fours and two maximums while Shubman Gill, who batted at No. 3 couldn’t contribute much as he got out for just six.
Coming in to bat at four, Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 36 off 96. Notably, the day truly belonged to young Jaiswal, who became the 17th Indian batter to register a century on debut in the longest format of the game. With a solid lead of 162 runs, the tourists will look to pile more misery on the home side on Day 3 of the match. Meanwhile, Jaiswal will be eyeing a special record of becoming the first Indian to reach the landmark of a double century on debut.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Day 2 of the 1st Test between West Indies and India:
17 – Yashasvi Jaiswal became the 17th Indian batter to smash a century on Test debut.
229 – Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma scripted the highest-opening partnership of 229 for India against West Indies in Tests. The duo went past Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar’s stand of 201 in Mumbai (WS) in 2002.
350 – Jaiswal has now faced the most deliveries (350) by an Indian on debut in Test cricket. He surpassed Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 322 balls against England in Kolkata in the year 1984.
7 – Rohit is now tied with Sachin Tendulkar in the fourth position for smashing seven centuries for India against West Indies across formats. Sunil Gavaskar (13), Virat Kohli (11), and Rahul Dravid (eight) occupy the first three spots.
1 – For the first time in Test history, India took a lead in the first innings without losing a wicket.
8515 – Kohli has now scored the fifth-most Test runs (8515) for team India. He went past Sehwag’s tally of 8503 runs. Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265), Sunil Gavaskar (10122), and VVS Laxman (8781) are in the top four spots.
6 – For the sixth time, both Indian openers registered a century in an away Test (same innings). The other five instances are Vijay Merchant and Mushtaq Ali against England in Manchester in 1936, Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth against Australia in Sydney in 1986, Sehwag and Dravid against Pakistan in Lahore in 2006, Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2007, and Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan against Bangladesh in Fatullah in 2015.
143* – Jaiswal has smashed the highest individual score of 143* for India on Test debut outside Asia. He surpassed Sourav Ganguly, who struck 131 against England at Lord’s in 1996.
44 – Rohit is now also joint-fourth with Steven Smith for hitting the most centuries (44) amongst the active players in international cricket. Virat Kohli and Joe Root are in the first and second positions for slamming 75 and 46 tons respectively while David Warner is in third spot with 45 centuries to his name.