NEW DELHI: Phenomenal Yashasvi Jaiswal beat England bowlers to submission as the India opener notched up his second successive double century on Day 4 of the third Test in Rajkot on Sunday.
Going hammer and tongs against the England bowlers, dazzling Jaiswal hammered his second double ton of the series -- scored 209 in Visakhapatnam in the second Test.
After raising his ton (104) in the final session on Saturday, Jaiswal had to retire hurt but the 22-year-old returned on Sunday and resumed his innings after India lost their first wicket of the day in the form of Shubman Gill (91).
Taking England bowlers to the sword, Jaiswal raised his double hundred off 231 balls that came at a strike rate of 86.58.
As Jaiswal cracked 14 fours and 12 sixes in his blistering knock, the opener also became the first Indian batter to smash 10 sixes in an innings of a Test match.
With an easy single off a Joe Root delivery, Jaiswal got to his double ton and leapt in joy as the Indian dressing room and the fans in the stands applauded his stupendous knock.
With the heroic effort, Jaiswal became only the third Indian batter to score double hundred in successive Tests after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli.
1/10:'Jaisball' Rising: Records Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed in unbeaten double hundred
Getty Images
2/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 214 as India declared their second innings on 430/4 to set England a daunting victory target of 557 on Day 4 of the third Test. </p>Getty Images
3/10:172-run stand
<p>Jaiswal, who retired hurt on 104 on Day 3, returned to bat in Rajkot and took the attack to the opposition in an unbeaten 172-run stand with debutant Sarfaraz Khan (68*). </p>AFP
4/10:3 successive sixes
<p>Jaiswal smashed pace bowler James Anderson for three successive hits over the fence -- a first for the England veteran in his 185 Tests over 21 years. </p>Getty Images
5/10:Jaiswal and Gill
<p>Jaiswal, who struggled with his back after his third Test ton on Saturday, put on 159 runs with overnight batsman Shubman Gill (91). </p>AP
6/10:12 sixes
<p>Jaiswal equalled the record of Wasim Akram of hitting the most sixes in a Test innings by smashing 12 maximums. </p>Getty Images
7/10:7th Indian
<p>Jaiswal became the 7th Indian to hit a double hundred in second innings after Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Dilip Sardesai, Sunil Gavaskar (twice), VVS Laxman and Wasim Jaffer.</p>Getty Images
8/10:Successive double tons
<p>Jaiswal became the third Indian to hit double hundreds in successive Tests after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli.</p>Getty Images
9/10:2 double tons vs England
<p>Jaiswal became the first Indian to score two double hundreds against England in Tests.</p>Getty Images
10/10:Vizag to Rajkot
<p>Jaiswal's first double ton against England came in the second Test match in Visakhapatnam and the second double hundred came in Rajkot. </p>Getty ImagesJaiswal is now also the sixth Indian after MAK Pataudi (203*), Dilip Sardesai (200*), Sunil Gavaskar (220 and 221), VVS Laxman (281) and Wasim Jaffer (212) to score a double hundred in second innings for India in the traditional format.
Jaiswal finished on an unbeaten 214 as India declared their second innings at 430 for 4, setting England a target of 557 in the second session on the penultimate day.
Jaiswal is playing his seventh match and 12th innings in a career that began last year with a debut knock of 171 in the West Indies.
