Yashasvi Jaiswal saved India’s blushes on the opening day of the second Test in opposition to England in Visakhapatnam. On a floor the place different batters of the host group struggled to attain runs, Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off 257 balls that single-handedly drove India to 336 for six at Stumps. The second-highest run-scorer for the aspect was Shubman Gill with a knock of 34. While commenting on the efficiency of the batters on the opening day, former India pacer RP Singh stated that the group should drop some gamers.

“I feel India have to make some harsh calls and leave a couple of players out of the team going forward. I am really disappointed with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. They are with the team for quite some time now and need to take more responsibility. If you score 25-30 runs and then throw your wicket, then it’s hurting the team,” stated RP Singh on Cricbuzz.

Talking concerning the recreation, Jaiswal made certain he transformed his sturdy begin into an enormous hundred. The 22-year-old now has two lots of and as many fifties to his title in solely his tenth Test innings. His Test ton — a 387-ball 171 — got here in opposition to the West Indies final 12 months.

Jaiswal, whose particular effort comprised 17 boundaries and 5 sixes, had R Ashwin (5) by his aspect at stumps.

Trailing 0-1 within the five-match collection, India would intention to place stress on England on a pitch the place variable bounce is anticipated to come back into play from day three.

The odd ball saved low even on the opening day however situations remained beneficial of the batters.

On the opposite hand, England’s inexperienced spin assault, together with debutant Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed and Joe Root, couldn’t extract a lot out of the floor.

(With PTI Inputs)