Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of a special Test hundred at Perth on Day 3 of the first Test against Australia on Sunday.

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar hailed KL Rahul for easing up the pressure on Yashasvi Jaiswal during their massive partnership on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia in Perth.

Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitched an unbeaten 172-run opening partnership to take their team into the pole position in the Perth Test. At the end of Day 2, India lead by 218 runs with all 10 wickets in hand.

It’s not likely to stick in memory, it might not even have been noticed in the first place, but the Indian takeaway from Perth on a sumptuous second day was served by KL Rahul. It was his carefully-curated walks half-way down the pitch to chat with his Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul finished Day 2 with an impressive unbeaten partnership of 172 runs for the opening wicket in Perth.

A total of 17 wickets fell on a wild day one in Perth with India holding an 83-run lead at stumps after Jasprit Bumrah starred with 4-17.   10:13 At the time, with Australia on top, Nathan Lyon’s spell of 5-1-23-0 seemed like a minor detail.

India stand-in captainJasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth on Friday. A look at the Playing XI of both the teams: India: KL Rahul,