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"WI - 150 YBJ - 157*" Rajasthan Royals Takes Dig At Hapless West Indies, After Yashasvi Jaiswal 'Outscores' Rivals

The first India-West Indies Test will be remembered for a long time for one man - Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 21-year-old became only the third Indian to score 150 on debut. After playing a marathon innings, Jaiswal got out on 171, the third highest score by Indian on debut in Tests. It is the highest score by an Indian debutant in overseas conditions. He became the third Indian to reach 150 on debut with a single, matching the feats of Shikhar Dhawan (187) and Rohit Sharma (177). A double hundred was in the offing for Jaiswal but it wasn't to be as he edged one that angled away from Alzarri Joseph.

"Just The Start...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Declares After Best Debut Performance In West Indies

Young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said the journey so far has been long and arduous for him and the "Player of the Match" award in his debut Test was "just the start" of many more future success stories. Jaiswal showed in the first Test against the West Indies here that he belongs to the highest level, with the southpaw scoring 171 runs on debut and sharing a 229-run partnership with skipper Rohit Sharma.

Watch: Virat Kohli's On Field Dance 'Reminds Us It's Friday Night'. Internet Impressed

It was a brilliant day in the office for the Indian cricket team as they registered a huge win the first Test against West Indies. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a magnificent 171 while Virat Kohli played a patient knock of 76 off 182 balls before India declared on 421/5. Then Indian spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja weaved their magic to catch West Indies on the wrong foot. They lost early wickets as India romped to a win by an innings and 141 runs and took 1-0 lead in the series. Before West Indies' second innings began Kohli could be seen breaking into a dance as music played on the background.

From Selling Street Food To Dazzling India Debut, Yashasvi Jaiswal Scripts Rags-To-Riches Story

From selling street food in Mumbai to winning the player-of-the-match award in his test debut in Roseau, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is international cricket's latest rags-to-riches story. India thumped West Indies by an innings and 141 runs inside three days, a victory set up by Jaiswal's 171, which helped the visitors rack up 421-5 before they declared their innings. It was a stellar display by the 21-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who moved to Mumbai when he was 12. There he would sell 'pani-puri', a traditional Indian snack, for pocket money and sleep in tents until a coach took him under his wing.

Virat Kohli's 'Sigh Of Relief' After Hitting Third Boundary In 160 Balls vs West Indies Goes Viral

India put on a dominating display to register a huge win over West Indies on the third day of the first Test match in Dominica on Friday. While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171, the highest for an Indian debutant opener in overseas conditions, former India captain Virat Kohli too played a patient knock to balloon India's lead over the hosts. On a slow pitch, where boundaries were hard to come by Kohli reached the half-century mark in 146 balls. Till then he hit only two boundaries. His third boundary came against Alick Athanaze on the 160th ball that he faced in the innings. He gave a sigh of relief after hitting that boundary.

"Even In WTC And IPL...": Anil Kumble's Big Statement On Rohit Sharma's Form

Rohit Sharma finally put an end to poor form, scoring a century in the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. Reaching the triple-digit score would do good to the confidence of the India skipper who was struggling to score big for a while now. Reacting to Rohit's century, India great Anil Kumble heaped praise on the veteran batter but also asserted that, for him, the Hitman was never out of form. For Jumbo, Rohit wasn't exactly 'out of form', even in the World Cup Test Championship final and the Indian Premier League.

Virat Kohli Enters Elite Top 5, Leaves Behind India Great With Huge Test Feat

One of the greatest batters in history, Virat Kohli wasn't the man in focus on Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies, with the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma scoring centuries to put India in the driver's seat. Yet, Kohli managed to bag another big milestone to his name, leaving behind one of the finest openers in the game, Virender Sehwag. With his unbeaten 36-run knock on Thursday, Kohli saw himself earning a promotion to the top 5 Test batters in the history of Indian cricket.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Shatters History Books, Becomes First Indian Ever To Bag This Record

The name of Yashasvi Jaiswal is on every fan's lips. The opening bater, making his international debut, went past the 150-run mark on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies, having scored his maiden Test ton on the second day in Dominica. Resuming the innings on the third day at 143, Jaiswal needed just 7 runs to make history. He wasted little time in going past the 150-run mark, becoming the first Indian batter to do that on his debut in an overseas match.

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"WI - 150 YBJ - 157*" Rajasthan Royals Takes Dig At Hapless West Indies, After Yashasvi Jaiswal 'Outscores' Rivals

"Just The Start...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Declares After Best Debut Performance In West Indies

Watch: Virat Kohli's On Field Dance 'Reminds Us It's Friday Night'. Internet Impressed

From Selling Street Food To Dazzling India Debut, Yashasvi Jaiswal Scripts Rags-To-Riches Story

Virat Kohli's 'Sigh Of Relief' After Hitting Third Boundary In 160 Balls vs West Indies Goes Viral

"Even In WTC And IPL...": Anil Kumble's Big Statement On Rohit Sharma's Form

Virat Kohli Enters Elite Top 5, Leaves Behind India Great With Huge Test Feat

Yashasvi Jaiswal Shatters History Books, Becomes First Indian Ever To Bag This Record