Yashasvi Jaiswal, however, was the player of the day as he easily moved to an undefeated 179 at a respectable pace, displaying strong balance between attack and defence. The sole Indian batter to achieve success was him. While several of them received great openings, Shubman Gill’s score of merely 34 was the next highest after Jaiswal’s.
Even on a track that hasn’t shown much turn thus far, England prevailed with three wickets in the last session. James Anderson, bowled with excellent control throughout his various spells. The three reasonably accurate spinners were the best of their group with Joe Root having a rather off day with his inaccurate line and lengths.
The hosts will be disappointed because, after winning the coin toss, they might have truly sealed the deal. But England continued to nibble away, and it was not to be. Anderson and Tom Hartley both claimed one wicket. Meanwhile Shoaib Bashir, making his debut, and Rehan Ahmed each claimed two. Thus, it’s poised to be an engaging test once more between the two top sides of the sport.
“Rahul sir and Rohit bhai kept giving me the confidence” : Yashasvi Jaiswal
Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal spoke to the broadcasters after yet another stupendous milestone. He said, “I wanted to play it session by session. When they were bowling well, I just wanted to get through that spell. Initially, the wicket was damp and there was spin and bounce, with a bit of seam. However, I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end. I would love to double this up, and play till the end for the team.”
The Rajasthan Royals batter added, I want to recover well for tomorrow now. The pitch played a bit differently, in the morning it was a bit damp and then it settled. With the older ball, there was some bounce. Rahul sir and Rohit bhai kept giving me the confidence and told me to convert this into a big innings, and stay till the end.
Fans react as Yashasvi Jaiswal’s ton puts India in commanding position on Day1 of 2nd Test against England: –
YASHASVI JAISWAL, A DAY TO REMEMBER ?
India was down in the series, all the batters got starts but couldn't convert into big one then Jaiswal standing alone and scored 179* runs from 257 balls – What a knock, he just dominated England attack. pic.twitter.com/eLzFWuvwpx
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 2, 2024
India 336/6 on Day 1 Stumps.
Yashasvi Jaiswal the hero of the day with 179* (257). He deserves a double century tomorrow, a knock to remember when everyone else couldn't make it count
— Priyanka (@Pinky209E) February 2, 2024
Stumps on day 1 – India now 336/6.
– Yashasvi Jaiswal is the star of the day, he scored a phenomenal innings, he scored 179*(257).
— Priyanka (@Pinky209E) February 2, 2024
Double century loading ?
— Sarmad Ansari (@iSarmadofficial) February 2, 2024
Good batting yashaswi jaiswal
— Sports by IA (@SportsbyIA) February 2, 2024
200 tomorrow hopefully
— Mumbai Indians FC (@MIPaltanFamily) February 2, 2024
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— S.A.T.Y.A.M (@Singh70008) February 2, 2024
Brilliant performance
— Sarmad Ansari (@iSarmadofficial) February 2, 2024
Meanwhile gill and rohit ??https://t.co/04mMwAXCaH
— Secular Chad (@SachabhartiyaRW) February 2, 2024
Congratulations ??
— Manoj Kumar ???? (@manoj_begu) February 2, 2024
What a Player – Yashasvi Jaiswal
A knock to remember for the young talent. Didn't throw away his wicket and keep the scoreboard ticking. May be too early to say but India has got one of the opening slot for all formats?
— Zee (@Zee92R) February 2, 2024
