Rohit Sharma’s 162-Week Old Prophecy On Yashasvi Jaiswal Goes Viral Post Youngster’s Terrific Knock vs England In Second Test | Cricket News

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 179 as India took opening day honours in the second Test despite regular England strikes, including debutant Shoaib Bashir’s two wickets on Friday. Jaiswal’s terrific knock was the first century by a host batter in the series. England’s Ollie Pope hit 196 in the opening Test. Jaiswal kept attacking from one end despite wickets falling from the other end. After the southpaw’s sensational knock, a 162-week old prophecy of Rohit Sharma on the youngster has gone viral.

While commenting on one of Jaiswal’s knocks in domestic cricket in 2019, Rohit told him the “Next superstar”.

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NDTV could not independently verify the credibility of the news though.

Talking about the game, India, who trail the five-match series 1-0, reached 336 for 6 at stumps with the left-handed Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin, on five, batting in Visakhapatnam.

Bashir and fellow spinner Rehan Ahmed took two wickets each.

Bashir, 20, got skipper Rohit Sharma as his first Test wicket and pace bowler James Anderson made it two down before Jaiswal hit back.

Jaiswal took on the England spinners to smash Tom Hartley for three successive boundaries and set the pace.

“I wanted to play it session by session. When they were bowling well, I just wanted to get through that spell,” Jaiswal said after the end of play.

“Initially, the wicket was damp and there was spin and bounce, with a bit of seam. However, I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end. I would love to double this up, and play till the end for the team.”

He reached his second Test ton with a six off Hartley and removed his helmet, raised his arms and blew a kiss to the cheering crowd.

Jaiswal kept up the attack and India dominated the final hour of play despite losing Axar Patel and hometown hero K.S. Bharat.

The 22-year-old Jaiswal, playing his sixth Test, smashed 17 fours and five sixes to surpass his previous Test best of 171 on debut in the West Indies last year.

(With AFP Inputs)