Saturday, February 3, 2024

Who is the youngest Indian to score a double century in Test?

 Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly in the second match of the five-match Test series between India and England. He scored the first double century of his international career and made many special records in his name. He became the third youngest Indian to score a double century in Test cricket. With this, Sunil joined the club of Gavaskar and Vinod Kambli. He also became the fifth left-handed opening batsman to score a double century in Tests for India.

Jaiswal

By the end of the first day's play, the Indian team has scored 336 runs after losing six wickets, in which Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 179 runs and Ravichandran Ashwin is unbeaten on five runs. On the second day, the Indian team once again made a great start and Yashasvi Jaiswal was successful in scoring a double century. Jaiswal scored 209 runs in the first innings of this match. This is his first international double century on home soil.

Youngest Indian to score a double century in Test

PlayerAge (Years)RunOpposition TeamVenueYear
Vinod Kambli21224EnglandMumbai1993
Vinod Kambli21227ZimbabweDelhi1993
Sunil Gavaskar21220West IndiesPort of Spain1971
Yashaswi Jaiswal22209EnglandVishakhapatnam2024

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