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Team India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third-youngest Indian to score a Test double ton on Saturday, scoring 209 against England during the second match of the series in Visakhapatnam. Jaiswal scored more than half of the team’s runs in the first innings as India were bowled out for 396.
The 22-year-old opener reached his double century in the 102nd innings, smashing a four off Shoaib Bashir to reach the milestone. He showed immense composure during his knock, particularly against pacer James Anderson, the only bowler in the attack who seemed to bother Jaiswal.
However, the opener lost patience against the fast bowler soon after reaching the double-figure mark, giving away his wicket when he decided to come out and smash a lofted delivery over cover against the pacer. Jaiswal mistimed the shot as Bairstow took an easy catch to end India’s fantastic opening innings.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was not particularly pleased with Jaiswal’s decision to take on Anderson; during a talk with JioCinema After the first session of Day 2, Pietersen claimed that Jaiswal could have waited for the spinners to unleash their aggressive approach. The England batsman added that Anderson would probably have been removed from the attack, allowing Jaiswal to freely attack the spinners.
“He has the temperament to face the situation. The only thing she would be upset about is attacking Anderson. I probably should have waited. He should try to hit a six off every ball against spinners. They were Anderson’s last two balls,” Pietersen said.
“This wicket is not big enough for Jaiswal, and he only has to half-hit the spinners to hit a six. We would have seen a lot of fireworks, but now the game has moved on,” he added.
While Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a double ton, no other batsman could score a half-century, with Shubman Gill’s 34 being the next highest score in the innings. Despite Jaiswal’s efforts, the Indian team management must rue the missed opportunity to put more runs on the board on a batting-friendly surface in Visakhapatnam, especially as the team trails 0-1 in the five-match series .