Jaiswal has played 7 Test matches against England and has scored 50+ in all of them. This includes two doubles in India and two hundreds in England.
There is something about facing England that brings the best from Yashasvi Jaiswal. As we stand, 1/3 of the total matches (7/21) has come against England. However, Jaiswal has scored more than 45% of his total tests (1990 to 904). It is also not that Southpow opener dominated him at home, but in England so far, Jaiswal has scored a fifty and one hundred in three innings.
As we speak, Jaiswal is an average of more than 64 in England. Even after only 3 innings, many do not have that record. Opener is a special talent in every way. Despite making his Test debut less than two years ago, he has got 16 fifty-Plus scores for India. He only puts him behind Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma, both have 20 more innings.
If he had scored only 10 more runs, Jaiswal became the fastest Indian to score 2000 Test runs. This record is currently before Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag and Southpow can still level it in his next innings.
Excellent innings manufacture
Jaiswal started carefully. Showed respect for Chris Woakes and Bridan Cars. The ball was doing a while, and he survived a close call in the 7th over because Vox pinned him in front. The call of the umpire saved him. There were some time even when he went for his shots, but was lucky not to push the ball back.
Luck was towards him, and he used it completely. From the 12th over, we saw a different Jaiswal. Josh Tongue replaced cars and Ben Stokes came to Volks after a 7 -over opening spell. England’s third and fourth fast bowlers were uncertain. Neither the tongue nor the stokes harassed him. His line and length did not challenge him.
Short Ball Ploy did not work in Headingly and the same happened in Edgbaston. He did not go for his shots in the previous test, but this time he did not return. He took the tongue to the cleaner. Overall, Jaiswal hit 6 fours against him, including three to bring fifty in 59 balls three times in the 22nd over.
Jaiswal saw ready to score another hundred, his 6th. In lunch, he was unbeaten at 62 (69). Post that, England once again tried to drop him down. The ground was open and it was clear that the short-ball ploy was being tried again. This time, it was a car that had a ball.
Jaiswal knew that it was not time to take one of England’s best bowlers. A major partnership was required as Shubman Gill still did not pass in double digits. Therefore, he banned himself for taking a single. He knew, soon or later, cars and voxes would be closed and then he could cash.
He must have easily scored his hundred in the second session, but England were trying to give him easy solo because he attacked Gill. In the session, 20 overs, Jaiswal played only 37 balls and scored 25 runs. And finally, Stokes got his wickets. He was not able to play much and quickly wanted to go to his hundred, who forced a false shot and had to depart at 87.
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