Team India won the Rajkot fortress as they defeated the visitors England by a huge margin of 434 runs in the third test match of the series. Team India set up a huge target of 534 runs with a huge contribution from team India’s young star Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored another double hundred in the series, scoring a prolific 214.
The young opener showed aggressive intent throughout the innings, which built the pressure on the opposition. In his innings of 214, he hit 14 boundaries and 12 maximum, becoming the Indian to hit his highest number of sixes in a test match innings.
After the completion of the match, Jaiswal said, “Test cricket is tough, but I need to give my 100%.” Jaiswal further stated that in test cricket, whenever he is set, he tries to make the most of his opportunity and tries to play a big knock.
Speaking of his double century, Jaiswal said that it was difficult to score runs first, but then he tried session by session to carry his innings forward.
Jaiswal also spoke about the back pain he suffered during the match in his innings. Jaiswal said, After a while, my back was not good. I didn’t want to go out of the field, but since it was too much, I went out. When I came today, I wanted to make sure that I took the game forward and batted till the end.”
He also said that as an opener, it’s his duty to give his team a good start whenever he is set because his seniors have said to make it count.”. Jaiswal said that after his back pain, it was innings from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja that motivated him to comeback and bat again for his team.
The fourth test match of the series will be played in Ranchi on February 23, with India leading the series by a margin of 2-1.
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