‘Bright future of Indian Cricket’ – Fans react to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s incredible double century vs England in Rajkot

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his 2^nd Test double century during an epic knock vs England. The 22-year-old was not out on 214 when Rohit Sharma decided to declare the innings. It was an amazing innings as India set England a huge total to win the game.

The left-handed opener had retired hurt himself on 104 during the third day’s play on Saturday. The fall of Shubman Gill on Sunday for 91 got Yashasvi Jaiswal back to the crease. India’s young opener was severe on each bowler once he resumed his innings.

James Anderson was hit for three successive sixes as the young India batter asserted his dominance. Sarfaraz Khan scored his second Test fifty on debut and continued to impress the fans across the world.

India set England a huge target –

India resumed the day with Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill as the overnight batters. Yashasvi Jaiswal came out to bat when Gill was run out for 91 after confusion with Kuldeep Yadav.

Kuldeep Yadav who was batting well also fell when he was caught by Joe Root off Rehan Ahmed. At 258/4 it felt as if the England side was making a comeback into the contest. That’s when Yashasvi Jaiswal opened his arms and began to flay the English bowling.

After a careful and watchful start to the innings, Jaiswal reached his 150 soon after. Once the landmark was crossed, the Mumbai batter didn’t hold back as he hit the English bowlers.

The 200 came and there were subdued celebrations as Jaiswal yet again took off his helmet. Sarfaraz Khan played the spinners well and hit them for boundaries at will. The 26-year-old had scored 62 runs in the first innings before he was run out.

It seemed as if Sarfaraz was destined for a Test century on debut. Rohit Sharma and India declared with an overall lead of 556. Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to be back as was reported at the start of the day. The veteran Indian bowler has flown back to the ground after going to Chennai to be with his mother.

Here’s how the fans reacted –

Bright future of ict
Gill, jaiswal, sarfaraz, pant coming in, dhruv jurel

— SURBHI SHARMA/Harsh's day (@Imsurbhis) February 18, 2024

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England need 557 to win the third test in almost 5 sessions #Bazball #Jaiswal #INDvsENG #WTC25

— Mahboob Malik (@mahboob_malik) February 18, 2024

Used to love test matches when Kohli used to be captain.

After long, Jaiswal made a test match worth watching.

Still, those were glory days. Animated players make a test match into a cult.#INDvsENGTest

— Saif ⚡ (@Saaaaiiiffff) February 18, 2024

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