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Yashasvi Jaiswal Becomes 13th Indian Opener To Score Fifty on Test Debut



image-lk1d2u5cJaiswal scored his maiden Test fifty [AP Photo]

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India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal broke through an elusive list in only his debut Test match. The India prodigy became the 13th opening batter from his country to score a half-century in his maiden Test cricket appearance.

In the 33rd over of India's first innings, Jaiswal pulled an Alzarri Joseph delivery for a four as he relished the feeling that only 12 other Indian batters had enjoyed.

As the 21-year-old achieved the two-figure milestone, he now appears in an elite list that includes names of:

  • Dilawar Hussain (59 runs)
  • Vinoo Mankad (63 runs)
  • KC Ibrahim (85 runs)
  • Sunil Gavaskar (65, 67* runs)
  • Sudhir Naik (77 runs)
  • Pranav Roy (60* runs)
  • Arun Lal (63 runs)
  • Lalchand Rajput (61 runs)
  • Devang Gandhi (75 runs)
  • Shikhar Dhawan (187 runs)
  • Prithvi Shaw (134 runs)
  • Mayank Agarwal (76 runs)
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal (62* runs)

After bowling out the Windies at a total of 150 runs, India continue to enjoy a smooth sailing with both their openers having gone past fifties, individually. The visitors are at 146/0 currently with Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal batting on 68 and 62 runs respectively.