30 Facts About Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in July 2023, scoring a century in his first innings in Test cricket.

Yashasvi Jaiswal plays for Goa in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third Indian batter to achieve the feat after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third youngest cricketer in Test history to have two double centuries to his name after Sir Don Bradman and Vinod Kambli.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was a member of the Indian squad which won the Gold Medal at the 2022 Asian Games in 2023 and the finalist squad of the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he was the Player of the Tournament and the highest run scorer.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was a standby member of the Indian squad which played the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and finished as runners up.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was a part of the Indian team which won the 2024 T20 World Cup, but did not feature in any of the matches during the tournament.

Related searches

Vinod Kambli Virat Kohli Don Bradman Sunil Gavaskar

Yashasvi Jaiswal was born on 28 December 2001 in Suriyawan, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, as the youngest of four children, to Bhupendra Jaiswal, the owner of a small hardware store, and Kanchan Jaiswal, a housewife.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has an elder brother and two elder sisters.

10.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was initially given accommodation in a dairy shop in return for work but was evicted by the shopkeeper as he was unable to work frequently due to his practice schedules.

11.

Yashasvi Jaiswal provided Jaiswal with a place to stay, before becoming his legal guardian and obtaining his power of attorney.

12.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was selected for the Mumbai under-16 squad and later the India national under-19 cricket team.

13.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 318 runs and became player of the tournament at the 2018 Under-19 Asia Cup which India won.

14.

In 2019, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 173 from 220 balls in a Youth Test match against South Africa under-19s.

15.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was the leading run scorer in 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and went on to win Player of the tournament which includes a century in the semifinal against Pakistan.

16.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's innings included 17 fours and 12 sixes and he was one of the top five run-scorers during the competition, scoring 564 runs in six matches at a batting average of 112.80.

17.

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his maiden T20 half-century against Chennai Super Kings on 2 October 2021, the second fastest in franchise history at the time, and his maiden T20 century on 30 April 2023, scoring 124 from 62 balls against Mumbai Indians and recording the 2nd highest score in IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium.

18.

Yashasvi Jaiswal finished the 2023 Indian Premier League as Rajasthan's leading run scorer with 625 runs in 14 matches.

19.

In June 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal received his maiden call up to India's Test squad for the series against the West Indies.

20.

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his debut in the first Test of the series, hitting a century while opening the batting with a score of 171 runs.

21.

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his T20I debut in the 3rd match of the T20I series against West Indies in August 2023.

22.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third youngest Indian batsman, after Sunil Gavaskar and Vinod Kambli, to score a double hundred in Test cricket.

23.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 12 sixes during the innings, equaling the record of most sixes in a Test innings.

24.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the first player in Test history to hit 20 sixes in a series.

25.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the most runs for an Indian in a Test series against England.