India cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken Test cricket like fish to water within the ongoing recreation in opposition to the West Indies. He is at present unbeaten on 143 after two days of play within the Test match and appears set to scale extra information in his debut Test itself. Interestingly, the left-handed teenager has reached the highest of the checklist amongst Indians in an incredible document going previous even the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin amongst many others.
Jaiswal has to date confronted 350 deliveries for his unbeaten 143 with 14 fours to his title. These are probably the most balls confronted by an Indian on Test debut. Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin was on the high of this checklist beforehand having performed 322 balls in his debut Test in 1984. He had scored 110 runs in opposition to England in his first red-ball recreation.
Another former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is subsequent on this checklist. He had placed on a surprising present at Lord’s scoring 131 runs off an enormous 301 deliveries again in 1996. In the identical Test match, India present coach Rahul Dravid had made his debut and although he missed out on a effectively deserved century, he confronted 267 balls to rating 95 runs. Like Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma additionally made his Test debut in opposition to the West Indies again in 2013 and he additionally confronted 301 balls to smash a surprising 177 on the Eden Gardens.
Yashasvi Jaiswal now has an awesome likelihood of constructing it to the highest 10 checklist of most balls confronted in debut Test. Alastair Cook is on the tenth place on this side going through 403 balls in his first Test whereas Devon Conway is simply above him with 411 deliveries. Jaiswal additionally has an opportunity to rating a surprising double century and develop into the primary Indian player to breach the 200-run mark within the longest format of the sport.
