Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks 16-year drought for India with his double-hundred in Tests
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Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks 16-year drought for India with his double-hundred in Tests

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Yashasvi Jaiswal tumbled records on Saturday scoring his maiden double hundred for India in Tests. Among many records that he broke and created, Jaiswal also ended the 16-year drought for the country in the format as this turned out to be the first double-century for India by a left-handed batter since 2007. Other left-handers to breach the 200-run mark for India in the longest form of the game are Vinod Kambli and Sourav Ganguly and Jaiswal is the fourth left-hander to achieve this feat in the format. Left-handed batters to score double-centuries for India in Tests Player Score Opposition Year Sourav Ganguly 239 Pakistan 2007 Vinod Kambli 227 Zimbabwe 1993 Vinod Kambli 224 England 1993 Yashasvi Jaiswal 209 England 2024 Gautam Gambhir 206 Australia 2006 Jaiswal also notched up the fourth highest score for an Indian left-handed batter in red-ball cricket going past Gautam Gambhir who scored 206 runs against Australia 18 years ago.

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