"England's new nightmare": Twitter reacts as Yashasvi Jaiswal hits brutal ton in 1st Test
Published - 20 Jun 2025, 09:40 PM | Updated - 20 Jun 2025, 09:44 PM
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The 23-year-old India National Cricket Team left-handed opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal played a stunning knock in the Test series opener against the England National Cricket Team.
Day 1 of the first Test of the five-match series between Team India and Team England is currently underway on Friday, June 20, at Headingley in Leeds.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a brutal ton
Jaiswal has once again shown why he is regarded as the next big thing in Indian cricket. He batted exceptionally well in the ongoing Test match against the Three Lions and hit a sensational century.
Jaiswal looked excellent in the middle from the very start, and he was untroubled while facing the England bowlers - Chris Woakes, Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse, Ben Stokes, and Shoaib Bashir.
Yashasvi Jaiswal first stitched up a 91-run opening partnership with KL Rahul, and after his dismissal, didn't lose focus and kept batting with the same intent. Jaiswal reached the half-century milestone off 96 balls, and then he completed his century off 144 balls.
He celebrated his century aggressively and looked relieved after achieving the three-figure feat because he had to battle some pain en route to his ton.
He was eventually dismissed in the 53rd over by Ben Stokes as his stumps were rattled by the all-rounder's ripper at the score of 101 runs off 159 balls, with 16 fours and 1 six.
Fans on X showered rich praise on the batter after his stellar batting show and labelled him as the biggest nightmare for England.
Here's how fans on X reacted to his ton:
What a player @ybj_19 .. !! #ENGvIND
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 20, 2025
Yes boy…. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 what a start Yashasvi ! Brilliant 💯 #ENGvIND #YashasviJaiswal
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) June 20, 2025
lajawaab Zabardast...Yashasvi jaiswal played an innings to remember...Youngistan is playing the way we all wanted... Jaiswal reminded me Sourav Ganguly in 1996...carry on jaiswal...Rukna MANA HAI...what a start by India in England so far @ybj_19 @BCCI
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) June 20, 2025
The best part of Jaiswal is he always seems to have the erase button fitted in his brain. He might get beaten outside off enough times. But if the next ball is there to be hit, he invariably makes it count. This salient features of his game will take him a long way in cricket.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) June 20, 2025
He's not Jaiswal. He's Joyouswal.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 20, 2025
Terrific 100. Fun to watch.
What an absolute gem. Take a bow, YJB 🙇🙇🙇
— Bharath (@cbae_02) June 20, 2025
It was a pleasure to see Yashasvi Jaiswal bat in those English condition today. Pure joy. Brilliant 💯
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 20, 2025
England’s new nightmare. #YashasviJaiswal struggling with some elbow issue here. Getting treatment and then smashed two boundaries, Anither hundred against England. A new star has arrived. India 209/2 going strong. #INDvsENG #ENGvIND #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/Ykm3m8FOPS
— Sumit Ghosh (@SumitG71) June 20, 2025
It just amazes me how these batters after months of white ball cricket take to Test cricket like fish to water. Rahul, Gill but for now hats off to Yashasvi Jaiswal! 🙇🙇🙇
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 20, 2025
List of major records created by Yashasvi Jaiswal
With his century against the Ben Stokes-led side, Jaiswal achieved big milestones. He became just the seventh Indian batter to hit a Test ton at Headingley and the second youngest centurion in England for India in Tests.
India Test hundreds at Headingley :
Vijay Manjrekar - 133, 1952
MAK Pataudi - 148, 1967
Dilip Vengsarkar - 102*, 1986
Rahul Dravid - 148, 2002
Sourav Ganguly - 128, 2002
Sachin Tendulkar - 193, 2002
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 100*, 2025
Youngest centurion in England for India in Tests:
21y 221d - Syed Mushtaq Ali vs ENG, Manchester, 1936
23y 174d - Yashasvi Jaiswal vs ENG, Leeds, 2025
23y 292d - Virender Sehwag vs ENG, Nottingham, 2002
24y 287d - Vijay Merchant vs ENG, Manchester, 1936
Most Overseas Test Centuries for India (At 23 age):
7 - Sachin Tendulkar
4 - Sunil Gavaskar
3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
Most centuries for India aged 23 or below in Tests
11 - Sachin Tendulkar (80 inns)
5 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 inns)
5 - Ravi Shastri (61 inns)
5 - Dilip Vengsarkar (59 inns)
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