Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century against the West Indies in the second Test at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Opening the innings on the first day of the match, he scored a century off 145 balls. This is his eighth century in his career and seventh in Tests. At just 23 years of age, he proved his ability with this century. He also completed three thousand runs in his international career. He proved that he has come for a long run.
Yashasvi's bat did not click in the first Test in Ahmedabad. He was out for just 36 runs. He bounced back in the second match, forming a 58-run partnership with KL Rahul at the opening. Although KL Rahul scored a century in the first match, he did not get a big score in this match, getting out for just 38 runs. After he returned, Yashasvi formed a partnership with Sai Sudharsan. He formed a partnership of more than 100 runs and completed his own century.
Before Yashasvi's century, Sai Sudharsan completed his half-century. On one side Sai Sudharsan was playing aggressively, on the other side Yashasvi was playing steadily. All in all, this young pair created a perfect partnership.
The year 2025 will remain memorable for Yashasvi. This year he scored two centuries and two half-centuries in the England series. He scored 101 in the first Test at Leeds and 118 at The Oval. Then he also got a century against the West Indies.
Yashasvi had also scored his first Test century in his career against the West Indies. He had scored 171 runs in Tests in 2023. After that, at the beginning of 2024, he played an innings of 204 runs against England in Visakhapatnam. His century spree began in 2024. Three centuries came from his bat.
