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'Jais-ball dominates Bazball' - Fans react as Yashasvi Jaiswal register his maiden double century against England in second Test

The legendary India batter reached his milestone from 277 deliveries, propelling India to a total exceeding 350 in the first innings. Notably, Jaiswal's previous highest score was 171, achieved during his debut match against the West Indies.

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During Day 2 of the current Test match between India and England in Vizag, India's opener Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved a remarkable double century. The legendary Indian batter reached his milestone of 277 deliveries, propelling India to a total exceeding 350 in the first innings. Notably, Jaiswal's previous highest score was 171, achieved during his debut match against the West Indies.

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Moreover, starting Day 2 after an undefeated innings of 179 runs on the previous day, Jaiswal emerged as India's solitary performer, with none of the other batsmen managing to surpass the 40-run mark. Throughout Day 1, the talismanic India opener engaged in five partnerships worth 40 runs or more, witnessing his teammates make frequent trips back to the pavilion. Rajat Patidar contributed the second-highest total for India in the innings, accumulating 32 runs.

Patidar's dismissal was a stroke of misfortune, as a delivery from Rehan Ahmed unexpectedly bounced sharply from a good length, making contact with his bat handle before dislodging the bails. Both openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, faced challenges, with Shreyas Iyer's brief innings of 27 offering temporary respite. England's emerging spinner, Shoaib Bashir, claimed two wickets, while James Anderson and Rehan Ahmed accounted for the remaining four wickets in India's innings.

Jaiswal becomes the third youngest to score a double century

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Jaiswal achieved the distinction of being the third-youngest Indian to achieve a double century in Test cricket. Former batter Vinod Kambli retains the title of the youngest Indian to achieve this milestone, accomplishing it against England at Wankhede in 1993 at a tender age. Following closely is Sunil Gavaskar, who became the second youngest Indian batter to score a double century at 21 years old.

Javed Miandad holds the record for being the youngest player to score a double-century in Test cricket history, achieving this milestone at the age of 19. Yashasvi, the rising star of Indian batting, secured his maiden double-century in Test cricket. After finishing unbeaten on 179 runs at the close of play on Day 1, the left-handed batsman approached Day 2 with caution, facing England's aggressive bowling attack with resilience.

Throughout his innings, he displayed remarkable shot selection, with the highlight being his century reached with a six. He continued his aggressive stroke play, hitting Shoaib Bashir for consecutive sixes and a boundary to complete his double-century. Eventually, he was dismissed by James Anderson for 209 runs off 290 deliveries, embellished with 19 boundaries and seven sixes. Let us look at how Twitter has reacted to this brilliant innings from Jaswal;

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