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IND vs AUS Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal joins elite list of youngest Asians to slam Test ton in Perth

IND vs AUS Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal joins elite list of youngest Asians to slam Test ton in Perth

Yashasvi Jaiswal punishes Australia, tonks maiden Test ton against Australia

Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in a class of his own in the IND vs AUS 1st Test in Perth. The young southpaw hammered a sensational ton in the second innings to register his maiden Test ton against Australia. And in doing so, he has smashed quite a few records. Among them, he becomes the third youngest Asian player to score a Test ton in Perth.

The young opener has now joined the elite list of greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad for his enthralling knock. While Sachin tops the charts after having achieved the record at a mere 18 years of age, Jaiswal is the third youngest Asian batter to achieve it at the age of 22 years.

Youngest Asian to score a Test ton at Perth

18y 283d: Sachin Tendulkar
21y 285d: Javed Miandad
22y 330d: Yashasvi Jaiswal*

Among the elite list of Asians, Yashasvi is the second Indian behind the great Sachin Tendulkar. On the other hand, the other Asian is Pakistan’s great Javed Miandad who slammed his Test Ton in Perth at the age of 21 years.

Apart from being one of the youngest Asian, he is also included his name in the list of one of the youngest batters to score a Test century in Australia. He joins an elite list of Sachin Tendulkar, Rishabh Pant, Dattu Phadkar, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul.

Youngest Indian to Score Test 100s in AUS

18yr 253d – Sachin Tendulkar at Sydney
18yr 283d – Sachin Tendulkar at Perth
21yr 091d – Rishabh Pant at Sydney
22yr 042d – Dattu Phadkar at Adelaide
22yr 263d – KL Rahul at Sydney
22yr 330d – 𝗬 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗹 at Perth*
23yr 080d – Virat Kohli at Adelaide

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