Jaiswal turns heads in Perth

Virat Kohli knows a thing or two about making Test hundreds in Australia After all before Sunday he had six of them to his creditYashasvi Jaiswal knows a thing or two about making daddy hundreds Before Day Three of the first Test against Australia each of his threefigure knocks in Test cricket had topped 150Kohli added a record seventh hundred in Australia mdash the joint most by an Indian in an overseas land alongside Sunil Gavaskarrsquos seven in the Caribbean mdash after Jaiswal had breezed to 161 comprehensively dashing Australiarsquos hopes of a miracle to stay in touch in the first TestAs a result India were able to declare their second innings on 487 for six late on Sunday at the Optus Stadium setting the hosts an impossible 534 runs to grab a miraculous 10 lead in the fivematch series Jasprit Bumrah killed off any possible artificial excitement by trapping debutant Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne leg before either side of Mohammed Sirajrsquos dismissal of nightwatchman Pat Cummins leaving Australia reeling at 12 for three at the end of one of their worst days in Test cricket in recent memoryFew would have foreseen this turn of events when India were shot out for 150 in their first innings on Friday which seemed an extension of their 03 defeat to New Zealand at home But once Bumrahrsquos brilliance had given them a 46run advantage the batters knuckled down in slightly improved batting conditions to grind Australia to the dustAlso ReadCenturies from JaiswalKohli set Australia a stiff 534run chase in PerthThe lefthanded Jaiswal and KL Rahul took their opening association to 201 becoming the first Indian opening pair to add 200 in an innings in Australia and even though Rahul didnrsquot kick on to three figures he had done the job on his return to the Test XI Jaiswal had done all the hard work on Saturday and he cashed in on the moving day ensuring that his first four hundreds in Tests were all 150plus scores he has only Graeme Smith for company in that club before cracking Mitch Marsh to the point fielderKohli looked imperious from the getgo announcing his intentions with a gorgeous ondrive off Cummins that thudded into the longon fence even before the Australian captain had completed his follow through Assured in defence and committed when he came forward in attack his slight adjustment in standing not too far outside the crease to the faster bowlers worked wonders He was able to negotiate the uneven bounce with reasonable comfort and when the ball was in his arc he put it away with the authority that has been his calling card for so many years nowWith India primed for a declaration Kohli took only 49 deliveries for his second fifty getting to century No 30 with a swept four off Nathan Lyon It was a superb hundred even in isolation but in the context of the series its longterm value will become more apparent with timeAlso ReadHeat and runs amidst carnivalstyle activitiesIn the short passage of play to stumps Bumrah and Siraj made sure that now surely itrsquos a matter of when not whether4No of times Jaiswal has crossed 150 in his four century knocks in TestsBrief scoresIndia 150 amp 4876d Y Jaiswal 161 V Kohli 100 KL Rahul 77 NK Reddy 38 N Lyon 296 v Australia 104 amp 123 U Khawaja 3 J Bumrah 21