Jaiswal makes it a debut to remember with mature ton

Left-hander becomes only third Indian opener to score a century in first Test

- Somshuvra Laha

RUNS - 100*

BALLS - 215

4s - 11

The Yashasvi Jaiswal you have known so far bared himself for a second with that pullover midwicket which brought up his fifty. Alzarri Joseph was a fraction short, allowing Jaiswal enough reaction time to swivel on his back heel and find the middle of his bat. Easy peasy.

There was that reverse sweep too, lesser only because it wasn't as visually satisfying as that pull, when Jaiswal almost went down on his knee to paddle it through point. Those were by far the most adventurous shots Jaiswal played in a ballad of an innings.

This was an innings built on the intent of not letting a start go to waste, not to forget how it took Jaiswal 16 balls to get off the blocks. First delivery of his life, and Jaiswal had instinctively tried to go for the pull, only for the ball to cramp him up and slide past his shirt. That was the wake-up call. This was Test cricket, Jaiswal needed to apply himself and not get too carried away. Not everyone scores a hundred on debut. Why should he spurn the chance?