IND vs ENG: 'Test cricket is hard,' says India's Yashasvi Jaiswal after hitting 214 not out in Rajkot Test
Jaiswal (L) scored a magnificent century to put India on top on day 3 of 3rd Test (Source: @BCCI
Yashasvi Jaiswal has said that it is hard growing up in India and that's why he tries to make it count every time he's on the crease. He made the comments after playing a pivotal role with a double hundred in India's 434-run win in the third Test against England on February 18. The century was Jaiswal's second in two matches, having scored 209 in second Test of the ongoing five-match series.
"In India, when you grow up, you work really hard for each and everything. Even when getting the bus you have to work really hard to get on the bus. You have to work really hard to get to the train and auto and everything and I have done that since my childhood and I know how important every innings is and that's why I work hard in my [practice] sessions and every innings counts for me and my team,” Jaiswal said on broadcast post-match.
“That is my biggest motivation to play for my country and I just make sure that whenever I'm there I need to give my 100% and then enjoy.
“It's kind of hard, Test cricket, I guess. So, I just make sure that if I'm there, I need to make sure in my mind that I will give my 100%,” he added.
During his innings, Jaiswal broke multiple records including hitting most sixes in a Test innings for India. The southpaw hit 12 sixes in his innings of 214 not out - the joint most in Test cricket along side Pakistan's Wasim Akram and the most for India.
He has hit 22 sixes in three Tests of the ongoing series - most for India in a bilateral series. The batter has also scored three centuries so far in his short career and all of them have been 150-plus. He's the fifth batter in the world and first from India to convert his first three centuries into 150 or more.
