Yashasvi Jaiswal Becomes Third-Youngest Indian To Hit Test Double Century

Visakhapatnam: Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third-youngest Indian player to score a double century in Test cricket during the second match against England at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Jaiswal, at 22 years and 37 days, is only behind Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar on the list. While Kambli got a double ton to his name at the age of 21 years and 32 days, Gavaskar got it at 21 years and 277 days.

Resuming the day on 179 runs, Jaiswal needed just eight overs to cross the 200-mark. He scored 209 runs with 18 fours and 7 sixes.

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