Yashasvi Jaiswal confirmed his status as India’s new batting star with an unbeaten century and shared a record 201-run opening stand with KL Rahul as India batted to a likely unbeatable position in the opening Border-Gavaskar test at the Perth Stadium on Sunday.

Yashasvi Jaiswal notched up his first overseas ton, as he went past the three-figure mark against Australia on Day 3 of the Perth Test.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden Test hundred in Australia in his very first outing Down Under. Jaiswal completed his century on Day 3 of the opening Test match in Perth.

Dismissed for a duck in the first innings, he responded with a brilliant 161 on Sunday to turn the Perth Test India’s way

Yashasvi Jaiswal's sensational maiden Test century in Australia was praised by former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, who suggested that Virat Kohli could learn from Jaiswal's back-foot dominance.