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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was amazed by the dazzling performance of Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarfaraz Khan, who troubled the English spinners for almost two sessions on Day 4 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, en route to India writing the script of his biggest victory in the history of the event. . Yashasvi scored his second consecutive double century, adding to a brilliant start to his Test career, while Sarfaraz scored fifties in both the innings.
Taking to social media moments before India’s record 434-run win that helped them secure a 2-1 lead against England in the five-match Test series, Tendulkar was all praise for Jaiswal and Sarfaraz, who made it of 172 runs on Sunday to Help India set a mammoth target of 557 runs. The former Indian cricketer, however, regretted not having seen their respective knocks on live television but was happy to hear about the two youngsters.
He tweeted: “Double hundred. Double fifty. This duo of Yashasvi and Sarfaraz has been double trouble for England. I didn’t get to see them play live, but I was very happy to hear their beats. Keep it up!”
Jaiswal on Sunday became the third-youngest cricketer in Test history to have two double centuries to his name after Sir Don Bradman and Vinod Kambli. The left-hander scored 209 in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam earlier this week and followed it up with 214 in Rajkot. He also became the third Indian to hit double tons in a row after Kambli and Virat Kohli.
Sarfaraz, on the other hand, had an unforgettable debut for India. He scored 68 runs in the first innings, where he suffered a gut-wrenching run, but followed it up with an unbeaten 62 in the second innings.
Moments after the dazzling show by the two young batsmen, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who earlier starred with the bat after scoring a ton in India’s first innings, took a five-wicket haul in the final session of Day 4 to guide to India. to a resounding victory.