Yashasvi Jaiswal jumped two places up to No.2 in the latest Test rankings for batters. The youngster scored a hundred in the Perth Test and helped India win by 295 runs at the Optus Stadium.

The swashbuckling Indian opener was the leading run scorer for the visitors on a near perfect day in the opening Border-Gavaskar series Test.

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.