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India got off to a commanding start on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley, thanks to a composed and dazzling century from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 22-year-old southpaw continued his love affair with milestone moments, reaching three figures in what is his debut Test knock on English soil.
After being put in to bat under cloudy skies, India’s openers KL Rahul and Jaiswal weathered the early movement to stitch together a solid 91-run partnership. England struck back just before lunch, removing both openers in quick succession to halt India’s momentum. But Jaiswal, undeterred by the pressure, carried on with his signature flair and focus.
Century with a roar and a leap for Yashasvi Jaiswal
Jaiswal reached his century in style on the final ball of the 49th over, nudging a Brydon Carse delivery through point for a single. As he completed the run, he raised his arm, took off his helmet, and let out a triumphant roar, leaping in celebration — a moment filled with emotion and satisfaction. The celebration spoke volumes about his hunger and determination.
His innings was a mix of patience and aggression, built over 144 balls with 16 crisply struck boundaries and one towering six. He found an able partner in skipper Gill, who complemented him with a composed half-century as the duo put on a century-plus stand for the third wicket.
Jaiswal enters India’s elite list
With his unbeaten ton at Headingley, Jaiswal joined an illustrious group of Indian batters who have scored centuries in their maiden Test innings in England. His knock now stands alongside greats like Sourav Ganguly, Vijay Manjrekar, and Murali Vijay.
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Centuries by Indians in their maiden Test innings in England:
- 146 – M. Vijay, Trent Bridge, 2014
- 133 – Vijay Manjrekar, Headingley, 1952
- 131 – Sourav Ganguly, Lord’s, 1996
- 129* – Sandeep Patil, Old Trafford, 1982
- 100* – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Headingley, 2025
Jaiswal’s knock came to an end early in the third session when England captain Ben Stokes finally broke through. The young batter walked off for a well-crafted 101 off 159 balls — an innings that set the tone for India’s day and possibly the series.
Here’s how fans reacted:
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A celebratory run 👌
The hands aloft 🙌
The trademark jump ☺️
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— BCCI (@BCCI)
Simply magnificent!
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket)
Outstanding once again 🙌
Top top 💯
— Jake Lush McCrum (@JakeLushMcCrum)
All class 🫶🏾
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
What a player .. !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
A hundred of pure class and character. Wonderfully constructed, Yashasvi! 👏
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Excellent start for the series with a magnificent 💯 by Jaiswal 👏👏
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Yashasvi Jaiswal – what a fine ton. Hope he scores a daddy hundred. First LHB opener to hit a century in England. Hit 700+ runs in the home series v England last year. Could well get a lot of runs in this series as well
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Fantastic century by ybj_19 👏👏! Partnership withGill has taken India out of mini crisis into strong position. England’s decision to bowl first has boomeranged. India’s batting has been assured and classy. ‘RoKo’s’absence bsrely felt
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Most Overseas Test Centuries for India
(At 23 age)7 – Sachin Tendulkar
4 – Sunil Gavaskar
3 – Yashasvi Jaiswal*— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Champion stuff from Yashasvi Jaiswal 👏🔥
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
So, Jaiswal can bat in England. Box ticked.
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket)
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲! 🔥
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket)
What a century in grand style by pitch is reminding us test of last year Nov.
— Amit shah (@amitshah22)
A century on Day 1 of a 5 test matches series, simply incredible! Well played, . An absolute treat to watch you bat!
— Keval Shukla (@keval0212)
Excellent Test Century by Yashaswi Jaiswal. Full of class and aggression. Kudos
— Raj Singh (@Rajkumaarsingh)
Way to go 💯👏👏👏👊
Proud of you boy 🙏🙏— Arun Rao (@ArunRaofinswim)
💯 for Yashasvi Jaiswal! 👏 👏
5th hundred in Test cricket! 👍 👍
This has been a fine knock in the series opener! 🙌 🙌 | |
— Rukamkesh Bonli (@Iamrukam96)
Ton on Test debut ✔️
Ton in his first Test in Australia ✔️
Ton in his first Test in England ✔️YASHASVI JAISWAL 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
What a player, what a story from Bhadohi to Mumbai to world cricket capitals ! Easily the best young test player in the world IMHO. Take a bow : no one has worked harder to get here: runs in West Indies, India, in Australia and now in England. He just gets better! every…
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep)
England bully 🥱🥱
— Tanish (@raavi_tanish)
we never seen sehwag batting in test,but we have seen jaiswal batting in test
seriously this guy in red ball is unreal man 👺
— Ｙａｋｕｚａ👹 (@ItzPrasanna7)
take a bow. A 100 of the highest quality.. a 100 in the 1st test in England & a 100 in Australia is just awesome 👏👏
— Nikhil V Ranade 🇮🇳 (@nvr75)
India as produced another gem , classical batter, well done
— Syed Haider (@SyedHaider512)
Rare piece 🙏🏼
— Ryan Gosling (@IndianFincher)
Excellent innings from
— YATHI®️ (@ursyathi)
Excellent Century by 🙌
— Charan.. (@SSCharan_always)
100 for well done champ. 🤍🤍🇮🇳
— 𝒮𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝓉𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓊𝓁𝓀𝒶𝓇 (@er_vaishnavi77)
What a fantastic knock.
well played— Shivendra Shashi Akshayabar singh (@somvanshi_Saheb)
