Published 17:48 IST, October 16th 2019
Yashasvi Jaiswal on Harsha Bhogle's radar after scoring 200 in List A
Yashasvi Jaiswal made history as he became the youngest player to score a List-A double century after which he was complimented by Harsha Bhogle on social media
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Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday smashed his way into the record books by becoming the youngest player to score a List-A double century. Playing in his debut Vijay Hazare season, the 17-year-old scored 203 off 154 balls, which included 12 sixes and 17 fours against a Jharkhand attack that included out-of-favor India pacer Varun Aaron and Shahbaz Nadeem. The opener's scintillating innings helped Mumbai set a mammoth target of 359 for Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group A match. Jaiswal has been in fine form in the tournament, scoring 113 and 122 against Kerala and Goa respectively. Meanwhile, the upcoming star has also received a huge compliment from Harsha Bhogle himself.
Harsha Bhogle lauds Yashasvi Jaiswal
The 'Voice of Indian Cricket' Harsha Bhogle came forward to laud Yashasvi Jaiswal. Taking to the micro-blogging site, Bhogle wrote that he had heard of the youngster and that he will be following the budding cricketer's progress from now on. The veteran commentator then added that a List 'A' double century is a serious effort.
Read Harsha Bhogle's tweet here:
Had obviously heard of Yashasvi Jaiswal. But will be following his progress now. A List 'A' double century is a serious effort!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 16, 2019
Yet another milestone
The opener made it the ninth instance of an Indian scoring a List A double-ton. The feat comes less than a week after Sanju Samson scored 212 not out - his first List A century - for Kerala against Goa, making it the highest individual score in the competition. He was the highest run-getter and player of the tournament at the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup which India won. He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 7 January 2019. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to cement his place in the Indian squad for next year's ICC U-19 World Cup which will be held in South Africa where India will be defending their title and will also bid to win their record fifth U-19 trophy.
(With PTI Inputs)
17:08 IST, October 16th 2019