Yashasvi Jaiswal joins elite list after Test ton on debut

Yashasvi Jaiswal made a spectacular hundred in Dominica on day two of the Test match against West Indies, becoming the 17th player from India to record three figures on Test debut.

Jaiswal, who resumed on 40 not out, was watchful, yet positive during hs stay at the crease. The 21-year-old accelerated after the lunch break on day two and completed a well-made hundred.

The left-handed opener became the 17th Indian Test debutant to make a hundred. The last one to do so was Shreyas Iyer in 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur. 

Notably, his partner at the other end, Rohit Sharma, had also made a Test hundred on debut, also against West Indies, in 2013. 

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Jaiswal, though, is only the seventh Indian batter and the first in 13 years to score a Test hundred on debut away from home. Suresh Raina, who made 120 against Sri Lanka in 2010, is the last Indian batter to score a Test ton on debut outside India.

Indian batters to score a Test hundred on debut away from home

Player	Score	Opponent, Year
Yashasvi Jaiswal	143* (at stumps on day two)	v WI, 2023
Suresh Raina	120	v SL, 2010
Virender Sehwag	105	v SA, 2001
Sourav Ganguly	131	v ENG, 1996
Pravin Amre	103	v SA, 1992
Surinder Amarnath	124	v NZ, 1976
Abbas Ali Baig	112	v ENG, 1959

Jaiswal is also only the third Indian opener to make a Test hundred on debut after Shikhar Dhawan (187 v Australia, 2013) and Prithvi Shaw (134 v West Indies, 2018).

The opener had received big praise from in the lead-up to the Test from vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane. 

“Firstly I’m really happy for him [Jaiswal], he’s a really exciting talent. He did really well in domestic cricket for Mumbai, did well in the IPL as well. Most importantly, the way he’s batting in red-ball (cricket). He did well in the Duleep Trophy last year too,” Rahane said in the press conference ahead of the match.

Jaiswal had played only 15 first-class games in his career before this Test, but averages over 80 in those with nine hundreds, including a stunning 265 in the second innings of the Duleep Trophy Final last year.