Yashasvi Jaiswal lived up to the billing the Australia media had given him ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) opener in Perth. The 'New King' not just brought up his maiden century in Australia in his first match Down Under but also reached the milestone with the kind of bravado that fans used to associate with former opener Virender Sehwag.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an audacious uppercut to bring up his maiden hundred in Australia. Jaiswal completed his century in 205 balls on Day 3 of the opening Test match in Perth.

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century in the first Test against Australia, reaching the milestone off 205 balls with a six off Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood. Jaiswal and KL Rahul had previously added 200 runs for the opening wicket after India resumed their innings at 172-0 on Day 3.

The Australian media had already declared Yashasvi Jaiswal as 'The New King' even before this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy got underway in Australia.And though the Indian opener fell for a duck in the first innings of the first Test in Perth,

Yashasvi Jaiswal put India on top in the first Test in Perth with a record-breaking hundred, his fourth in Test cricket.