The Latest Breaking News from Yashasvi Jaiswal

India consolidates lead against West Indies in Dominica. Yashasvi Jaiswal third Indian to score 150 on debut; Virat Kohli toils for half-century; India scored 88 runs in 29 overs on a slow pitch, heavy outfield.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is delighted to score his maiden century on Test debut, said it's just the start. Rohit Sharma's words ahead of the first Test against West Indies fuelled him to do well, he said.

India skipper Rohit Sharma gives a lot of freedom to his players and has all the traits of a great captain, said Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the two-Test series against West Indies starting in Roseau on July 12.

India’s latest quest for an elusive World Test Championship title gets under way on Wednesday in Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica against a West Indies team expected to struggle to cope with the formidable challenge presented by the visitors in the two-match series.

Kohli, whose problems against deliveries on the corridor of uncertainty, is well documented

“I have been trying to tell myself not to get excited since it’s just the beginning but it is obviously a big deal,” Yashasvi Jaiswal told The Hindu.“

Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies series Mohammed Shami has been rested for the Tests and ODIs in the Caribbean. Top-order batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad and medium-pacer Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up for the Test series…

Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara and senior pacer Umesh Yadav were dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies tour starting July 12 while three players got maiden call-ups.

India will play Australia at the Oval in the one-off Test from June 7 to 11