Young Indian cricket team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has set a new record by playing a historic innings at Old Trafford in Manchester. During the fourth Test match, Jaiswal showed tremendous form, scoring a half-century and breaking a 51-year-old record.
IND vs ENG 4th Test: Young Indian cricket star Yashasvi Jaiswal has broken a 51-year-old record with a historic performance at Old Trafford in Manchester. In the fourth Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, Yashasvi scored a half-century, placing himself among the great players. He has become the first Indian opener after Sunil Gavaskar to score a fifty on this ground.
First Indian Opener After Gavaskar to Score a Fifty in Manchester
Since 1974, when Sunil Gavaskar played two brilliant innings of 101 and 58 runs in the Manchester Test, no Indian opener had crossed the fifty mark here. Now, in 2025, Yashasvi Jaiswal ended this drought, scoring his 12th Test half-century and adding this historic achievement to his name.
He formed a solid 94-run partnership for the first wicket with KL Rahul, giving the team a b start. Jaiswal played with a blend of restraint and aggression, an innings that will be remembered for years to come.
History of Indian Batsmen in Manchester
Manchester's Old Trafford ground has always been challenging for India. India has played 10 Test matches on this ground so far, most of which have resulted in defeat. Especially in the last few decades, this ground has proven unlucky for the Indian team. In 1990, Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test century (119*) of his career on this ground.
In the same match, Mohammad Azharuddin also played a brilliant innings of 179 runs. However, that match ended in a draw. After that, when India last played a Test in Manchester in 2014, they suffered a heavy defeat by an innings. In such a situation, Yashasvi's innings was not only memorable individually but also proved to boost the team's confidence.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's Excellent Form, History Repeated After 51 Years
Yashasvi Jaiswal has repeatedly proven his worth in Test cricket. In the past two years, he has emerged as one of India's most reliable openers. The special thing about his half-century was that it came in difficult conditions and he faced the opposition's key bowlers with determination. On English soil, bowlers get extra bounce and swing, but Yashasvi overcame these challenges with his technique and patience.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's innings is also special because he repeated the same achievement on the same ground after 51 years, which was once achieved by the great batsman Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar played two innings of 101 and 58 runs in the Manchester Test in 1974. Thanks to his innings, India scored 246 runs in the first innings, although the team eventually suffered a defeat by 113 runs.
