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India’s rising cricket star, Yashasvi Jaiswal, set the cricketing world abuzz with his remarkable double century during the second Test match against England at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The young batter’s exceptional performance on Day 2 left fans and pundits in awe.
Swift rise to a milestone
Starting the day with an overnight score of 179, Yashasvi wasted no time in reaching his maiden double century. In the 102nd over of India’s innings, he unleashed a barrage of boundaries against debutant Shoaib Bashir, culminating in a powerful six that mark🔜ed his achievement of the monumental milestone.
Record-breaking feat
Yashasvi’s double century not only showcased his immense talent but also secured his place in the annals of Indian cricket history. At the age of 22 years and 36 days, he became the third youngest Indian to achieve this feat in Test cricket, following in the footsteps of legends like Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar.
Youngest double centurions for India in Tests:
- 21y 32d & 21y 54d – Vinod Kambli 1994
- 21y 277d – Sunil Gavaskar 1971
- 22y 36d – Yashavi Jaiswal 2024
- 23y 34d – Mak Pataudi 1964
- 24y 142d – Sanjay Manjrekar 1989
Joining elite company
Yashasvi’s achievement also puts him in esteemed company in terms of the fewest innings taken to reach a maiden double century for India. With only ten innings to his name, he joins the ranks of illustrious players like Karun Nair, Kambli, Gavaskar, Mayank Agarwal, and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Fewest innings to maiden 200 for India:
- 3 – Karun Nair
- 4 – V Kambli
- 8 – Sunil Gavaskar/ Mayank Agarwal
- 9 – Cheteshwar Pujara
- 10 – Yashasvi Jaiswal
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Maiden DOUBLE HUNDRED for Yashasvi Jaiswal 🔥🔥
TAKE. A. BOW 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI)
Jaiswal – one of the greatest stories in world sport! 🩵
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24)
Well done Yashasvi. Super effort.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
His off sid𝔍e strokeplay and lofted shots are a sight to behold. But what impresses me the most about this young man is his hunger for runs. A vital knock in the context of the series, very well played 👏🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
It was probably going to be Anderson's last over. Maybe Jaiswal could have played him out and attacked the spinners. But what an innings. On a dream batting surface, the next best is 34. Without Jaiswal, it might have been very very tricky.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Our Saturday just became brighter 🔥😍
Maiden double 💯 for Yashasvi & we JUST CAN'T KEEP CALM 🥳
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
50 with a 4
100 with a 6
150 with a 4
200 with a 4Watching Jaiswal✨ bat feels like a breaꦗth of fresh air.
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire)
The first of quite what could eventually end as quite a few 200s by Yashasvi Jaiswal – this one is a special knock. Liked the way he’s carried the burden of this Indian innings on his shoulders
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR YASHASVI JAISWAL 🔥
The one man show at Vizag for India, he smashed a brilliant knock under huge pressure when India 0-1 down in the series – A huge boost for India, an youngster leading by example 🇮🇳
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
A spectacular doub𝄹le century for the futurꦫe star Yashasvi Jaiswal 👏🙌
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
𝐘ou 𝐁eauty 𝐉aiswal. 🇮🇳💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
DOUBLE CENTURY BY YASHASVI JAISWAL…!!!! 🤯
Maiden 200 by Jaiswal – a knock to remember. The young man has stood up for India when no one could make it count.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
3rd youngest Indian to g💞e🌄t a test match double century Yashasvi Jaiswal��🏻👏🏻
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Youngest double centurions for India in Tests:
21y 32d & 21y 54d – Vinod Kambli 1994
21y 277d – Sunil Gavaskar 1971
22y 36d – YASHAVI JAISWAL 2024
23y 34d – MAK Pataudi 1964
24y 142d – Sanjay Manjrekar 1989— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Double ton for 🎉
What an absolute talent 👏 future in safe hands 💪
YASHASWI BHAVA 🙌— S♎reedhar Bunny#virat𓆏ian♥️ (@bunnysreedhar)
Just a selfie with players who have scored a double ton in 🤳
✅ Ranji Trophy
✅ Duleep Trophy
✅ Irani Cup
✅ 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Youn🤡gest to score a #200 from India ဣafter Kambli and Gavaskar
Excellent innings 🔥👍🏽👌🏼
— Srikanth (@KanthuSpeaks)
Congratulations🎉 for magnificent double hundred
— Ankur Singh🇮🇳 (@augarh_)
Clebration by After 200.
— CricLoverShanky (@CricLoverShanky)
Partying in the 2⃣0⃣0⃣ club!🥳🔥
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
It was probably going to be Anderson's last over. Maybe Jaiswal could have played him out and attacked the spinners. But what an innings. On a dream batting surface, the next best is 34. Without Jaiswal, it might have been very very tricky.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
One LEGEND bowling to the next LEGEND in the making is so good to watch … to … Test cricket … 🐽Love it …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)