The third Test between India and England is going on at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. India is in a strong position after taking a lead of more than 440 runs at lunch on Day 4. Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of reaching his 150 for the third time in his career. He has scored two centuries in Test cricket before this and both of them were 150+ scores. Jaiswal smashed his maiden double hundred in the second Test where he scored 209 in the first innings in Vizag.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag has hailed Jaiswal’s prowess against spinners in the series and has lauded the way he has treated the spinners taking an aggressive stance against them. He is currently unbeaten on 149 smashing 11 fours and seven sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 80 in Hyderabad, 209 in Vizag, and 149* right now in Rajkot. He has been in brilliant form in this series and has established himself as India’s Test opener with this performance.
Virender Sehwag was known for his aggressive stance against the spinners and he was one of the best players against spin. Yashasvi Jaiswal has shown a similar mindset which has been appreciated by the former India opener. He tweeted praising Jaiswal for scoring consecutive centuries and lauded the treatment he has given to the English spinners.
England has heavily relied on the spinners in the second innings as they have bowled 62 out of the 82 overs bowled in this innings. Apart from a runout of Shubman Gill, all three wickets have been taken by the three spinners respectively. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken on the spinners pretty well and has been brilliant in his innings as of now. Virender Sehwag wrote on ‘X’, “Back-to-back centuries for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Treating spinners the way they should be treated.”
Virender Sehwag’s tweet for Yashasvi Jaiswal after he smashed a century in the second innings
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 17, 2024
Back to back century for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Treating Spinners the way they should be treated.
De dana dan pic.twitter.com/ILmqVIc1iC— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 17, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal retired hurt and returned after completing his century on Day 3 because of back spasms but returned after Shubman Gill’s wicket on Day 4. He has continued his innings from 104 and has reached 149 in no time smashing the England spinners. Jaiswal has been a revelation for India at the top order and has been brilliant as an opener. He has smashed more centuries than half-centuries in Test cricket and is looking to add to it further by converting this into another big score.
India and England are facing each other in a five-match Test series which is currently levelled 1-1 and India is in a strong position to win the third Test to take a lead in the series. England won the first Test by 28 runs in Hyderabad but India made a terrific comeback in the second Test in Vizag winning it by 106 runs. India is looking to take a lead in the series by winning the third Test where they have already taken a lead of 440 runs at the Lunch.
