The 21-year-old talented Indian cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century on his Test debut during the Roseau Test against the hosts West Indies. He became the third Indian opener to score a century on Test debut, and the first Indian opener to record a hundred on Test debut outside home.
It was the second day of the first Test of the two-match Test series between West Indies and India at Roseau (Dominica) when the Test debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal completed a century in 215 balls.
Test debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171 runs
The left-handed opening batter Jaiswal ultimately scored 171 runs off 387 balls with the help of 16 fours and only six. He had a 229-run opening partnership with the captain Rohit Sharma, who also hit a century (103). Their batting helped India to manage their first innings total of 421/5 decl., which was a strong reply to West Indies’ first innings total of 150 all out.
Here we are talking about some crucial stats on Test debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal’s centurion knock
Century on Test debut: Indian openers
First Indian opener to score a century on Test debut outside home.
Third Indian opener to score a century on Test debut.
Century on Test debut: Away cricketers in West Indies
First Indian cricketer to score a century on Test debut in West Indies.
Third away opener to score a century on Test debut in West Indies.
Sixth away cricketer to score a hundred on Test debut in West Indies.
Century on Test debut: Indian cricketers
Third highest individual score by an Indian Test debutant.
Seventh Indian batter to score a hundred on Test debut outside home.
17th Indian cricketer to score a century on Test debut.