Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the third Indian batter in history to score a century in his first Test against the Baggy Greens in Australia.
Star Indian opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal created history on Sunday (November 24) by becoming the third Indian batter to score a century in his first Test in Australia. Jaiswal, who scored an eight-ball duck in the first inning, crossed the 100-run mark with a six on the fifth ball of the 62nd over of India’s second inning, which was bowled by Josh Hazlewood.
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Motganhalli Jaisimha was the first Indian to score a century in his first Test in Australia. He achieved the feat during the second inning of the India-Australia Test played in Brisbane from January 19 to 24 in 1968. After coming out to bat at No. 6 for India, the right-handed batter scored 101 runs.
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar also scored a century in his first Test Down Under. He smashed 113 runs in the second innings of the Brisbane Test played from December 2-6 in 1977.
Indians to score century in Australia (in 1st Test)
- Motganhalli Jaisimha – 101 in Brisbane (1968)
- Sunil Gavaskar – 113 in Brisbane (1977)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 101* in Perth (2024)
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Most Test hundreds before turning 23 (India)
- 8: Sachin Tendulkar
- 5: Ravi Shastri
- 4: Sunil Gavaskar
- 4: Vinod Kambli
- 4: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Most Test hundreds in a calendar year before turning 23 (India)
- 4: Sunil Gavaskar in 1971
- 4: Vinod Kambli in 1993
- 3: Ravi Shastri in 1984
- 3: Sachin Tendulkar in 1992
- 3: Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2024
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The century in the second inning of the ongoing first Test has helped Jaiswal become the first Indian opener after KL Rahul to score a century in a Test match played in Australia. Rahul had scored 110 runs for India in the Sydney Test played from January 6 to 10 in 2015.
Jaiswal needed 205 balls to score his maiden Test century in Australia, and during his stay at the crease so far, the left-handed batter has hammered eight fours and three sixes.
Jaiswal added 201 runs for the first wicket with Rahul (77), and during the process, the duo became the first Indian opening pair to add 200 runs in a Test match in Australia. They broke Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth’s record of 191 runs.
Gavaskar and Srikkanth added 191 runs for the first wicket in the first innings of the Sydney Test played from January 2 to 6 in 1986.
