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Yashasvi Jaiswal's Blast, Scored A Double Century Against England
Published - 3-FEB-2024 10:54 IST | Updated - 14-APR-2024 6:21 IST

The second Test series match between India and England is being played at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. On the first day of this match, Team India scored 336 runs and lost 6 wickets. Hero of the first day, Yashasvi Jaiswal, extended his innings by 179 runs on the second day of the game and created history by scoring a double century. He touched the figure of 200 runs in 277 balls. During this, he hit 18 fours and 7 sixes.
Became The Third Indian Batsman To Do So
Sunil Gavaskar scored a double century in Test cricket for India at 21 years and 227 days. Vinod Kambli is even ahead of Gavaskar. Kambli scored a double century for India in Test cricket at the age of 21 years and 32 days. Jaiswal has scored a double century and achieved this feat at the age of 22 years and 37 days. He has become India's third youngest batsman to score a double century.
Youngest Batsman To Score A Double Century For India In Tests
21 Years 32 Days - Vinod Kambli (1993)
21 years 277 days - Sunil Gavaskar (1971)
22 years 37 days - Yashasvi Jaiswal (2023)*
Fourth Double Century From India In WTC
Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the fourth player to score a double century for India in the World Test Championship. Before Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma scored double centuries in the World Test Championship. At the same time, this is the first time after four years that a batsman from Team India has scored a double century.
Batsmen Who Scored Double Century For India In WTC
215 - Mayank Agarwal
254* - Virat Kohli
212 - Rohit Sharma
243 - Mayank Agarwal
208* - Yashasvi Jaiswal (till the time of writing the news)
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