Yashasvi Jaiswal completed Historic century on English ground: Secured his name in list of Legends to…

Indian team’s star young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal caused chaos with his bat in England. He scored a powerful century in the first innings of the first match of a five-match Test series. With this ton, Jaiswal secured his name in list of legends who scored a hundred in their first innings in English soil.

1) Vijay Manjrekar

This impressive feat was first achieved by Vijay Manjrekar. Top order batter Sir Vijay Manjrekar scored 133 runs in Headingley Test in 1952 while playing for the first time on an English pitch.

2) Sandeep Patil

Former allrounder Sandeep Patil is the second person to have his name in this list to score a century in first Test innings in England. In the year 1982, Sandeep played an unbeaten innings of 129 runs at Old Trafford.

3) Sourav Ganguly

Former captain Sourav Ganguly is at the third place in the list. He marked his Test debut at the iconic Lord’s ground, where he scored 131 runs in the first innings of his first match. This was in the year 1996.

4) Murali Vijay

Former opening batter Murali Vijay achieved this success in the year 2014. Vijay played an impressive knock of 146 runs while batting brilliantly at Trent Bridge.

5) Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal has marked his name in this list of legends. Jaiswal’s first experience on English soil was in Headingley Test. His debut in the pitch was excellent as he scored a century in his first innings.