Bazball? Well, it has only been ‘Jaisball’ that has made all the news today, as Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a show for all with his blistering double-hundred against England in the third Test today.
Jaiswal, who had to retire hurt on 104 on day three due to back cramps, smashed an unbeaten with a career-best score of 214 off 236 balls. He hit 14 fours and 12 sixes en route to his trail-blazing historic double-century and smashed a plethora of records along the way.
His innings caught the eyes of the cricketing world all over, including former England skipper Michael Vaughan, who stated that Jaiswal’s exploits and batting style reminded him of one Virender Sehwag.
Vaughan took to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his thoughts on the young opener.
India has a new @virendersehwag .. @ybj_19 is a player who will destroy many attacks in all formats exactly like Viru used to do .. #INDvENG— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 18, 2024
Sehwag, known for his explosiveness with the bat and his fearless demeanor of taking on the new ball with ease, notched up a whopping 8586 runs in his illustrious Test career at an average of almost 50 runs and a tremendous strike rate of 82.23 over 104 Test matches for India.
The legendary opener over the span of his long career notched up 6 double-centuries, whilst the young Jaiswal has already put up 2 of his own in just 7 Test matches. So, the comparisons between the two, whilst a bit too early, are understandable. But, only time will tell the tale of Jaiswal as the years roll by.
But, the present is truly ripe for young Yashasvi, whose attacking arsenal was at full display for all to witness today, especially when Jaiswal took on talisman pacer James Anderson, punishing him for three sixes in three consecutive balls, leaving the veteran speechless.
Enroute to his historic 200, Jaiswal etched his name into history as well, becoming the first ever batter in Test cricket to score 20 sixes across a single Test series, and the third Indian batter to score double-centuries in consecutive Test matches.
He also became the batter to have smashed the most sixes in a single Test innings, having scored 12 sixes, equalling the record set by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram back in 1996 against Zimbabwe.
Under the watchful eyes of Jaiswal and a fiery Sarfaraz, India’s lead blossomed to 556 runs, setting a mammoth target of 557 for the visitors England who will have a mountain to climb in their chase.
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