By For the first time, the Indian team has taken the field under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul gave a great start to Team India and shared a 91-run partnership for the first wicket. At the same time, playing with patience, Jaiswal first hit a half-century, after which he broke the old record of 1967 and set a flurry of records.
Sports Desk, New Delhi. The five-Test series between England and India has started from June 20. The first match is being played at Leeds ground. Batting first in this match, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century. Jaiswal, playing in England for the first time, broke the 58-year-old record.
In fact, as soon as Jaiswal touched the 88-run mark, he became the first Indian batsman to play the highest run innings in Leeds. He left behind Farooq Engineer. Farooq Engineer played an innings of 87 runs on this ground in 1967.
Became the second youngest batsman
However, Jaiswal did not stop here. He completed his first Test century on England soil in 154 balls. He became the second youngest Indian player to score a century in England. Jaiswal scored his first century in Test cricket in England at the age of 23 years 174 days. Syed Mushtaq Ali is at the first place in this list.
Youngest Indian players to score a century in Test cricket in England
- Syed Mushtaq Ali – 21 years 221 days (year 1936)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 23 years 174 days (year 2025)
- Virender Sehwag – 23 years 292 days (year 2002)
- Vijay Merchant – 24 years 287 days (year 1936)
Made a mark in world cricket
Not only this, a unique record has been registered in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal in Test cricket. He is the first player in Indian cricket to score a century while playing his first Test match in both Australia and England. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal is the fifth player to do this feat in world cricket.
Entered Ganguly-Sandeep Patil’s club
Young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the 5th Indian batsman to score a century in his first Test match innings in England. Yashasvi Jaiswal has now joined the list of Sourav Ganguly and Sandeep Patil. This is Yashasvi’s 5th Test century in the history of the World Test Championship, in which he is now second on the list of most centuries in WTC for India along with captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.
Centuries for India in first Test innings in England
- 146 M Vijay Trent Bridge 2014
- 133 Vijay Manjrekar Headingley 1952
- 131 Sourav Ganguly Lord’s 1996
- 129* Sandeep Patil Old Trafford 1982
- 101 Yashasvi Jaiswal Headingley 2025