Team India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul on Sunday etched their names in the record books with an unbeaten opening partnership of 201 runs during the first Test of the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first Indian as well as Asian pair to register a 200-run opening partnership on Australian soil.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal scripted history on Day 3 of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Perth, recording a 201-run opening partnership—the highest for India in Australia.

India took a commanding position on day two of the first Test against Australia in Perth, reaching 172 without loss in their second innings, extending their lead to a formidable 218 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (90*) and KL Rahul (62*) crafted impressive half-centuries,

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul ended day 2 with an unbeaten stand of 172 for the opening wicket at Perth. This is the first time that an opening pair from India has slammed a century partnership in Perth (including Tests played both at WACA and Optus Stadium).

With regular India opener Rohit Sharma back, the management is set to have sleepless nights over the selection of KL Rahul for the Adelaide Test. The question is - Rahul has got runs at Perth and he along with Jaiswal look settled at the top - so,

India dominated Day 3 of the first Test against Australia in Perth, setting a commanding target of 534 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul's opening stand of 201, followed by Virat Kohli's century, propelled India to 487/6 declared.

India's KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal set a record-breaking 201-run opening stand against Australia in the 2024 Test series, surpassing the 1986 mark by Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth. Rahul's wife and actress Athiya Shetty,

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.