Yashasvi Jaiswal appears to be unstoppable, as he achieved his second double century in Test cricket today against England in the third Test of the five-match series.
Jaiswal got off to a slow start in India’s second innings Tuesday, getting only 18 runs from his first 50 deliveries. However, since then, the opener has accelerated, scoring 70 runs off the next 50 balls he faced.
Jaiswal then scored his third century of his career with a four and soared high while punching the air, all psyched up. However, three overs later, the youngster began holding his back and appeared plainly uncomfortable, prompting the team physio.
Finally, he retired hurt, allowing Shubman Gill to take his position while he rested for the rest of the day.
However, following Shubman Gill’s tragic fall on Day 4, Jaiswal returned and, aided by debutant Sarfaraz Khan, pounded the English bowlers mercilessly for boundaries and sixes.
His attacking arsenal was on full display for everyone to see as, after reaching 150, Jaiswal faced legendary pacer James Anderson, smacking him with three sixes in three deliveries, leaving the veteran stunned.
En route to his historic 200, Jaiswal made history by becoming the first batsman in Test cricket to score 20 sixes in a single series.
He also becomes the hitter to have scored the most sixes in a single Test innings, with 12 sixes, matching Pakistan’s Wasim Akram’s record set against Zimbabwe in 1996.
With his dismissal of Anderson, Jaiswal became the fifth Indian hitter to hit three sixes in a single Test over.
Jaiswal also became only the third Indian batsman to make two century in consecutive Tests, behind Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli.
In another historic moment for the 21-year-old, Jaiswal became India’s top left-handed batter in a single Test series, scoring 545 runs so far and surpassing the legendary Sourav Ganguly’s record of 534 runs scored against Pakistan in 2007.
