Mumbai’s batting school preaches to fill shoes when an opportunity arises rather than throw away your racquet when bowling no longer poses a challenge.

This is what Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma did on the second day of the first West Indian Test at Dominica. In particular, it was of great help that the former showed maturity after 21 years, scoring 100 points in the test debut match and keeping the 2nd century starting position with fellow captain Mumbaikar.

Jaiswal’s high jump at his 100th race, arms raised and kicking the ball with his feet, with a beaming smile, Jaiswal brought to life all the hardships and sacrifices of his adulthood. precious.

Scoring 350 goals in one round is a commendable achievement for a skilled player. Jaiswal had previously played first-class cricket at home and continued to do so on his first trip to India. He was unbeaten at the finish with 143 runs and took control of the game, leading India to 312/2 and 162 runs.

Emulating last year’s giants, Rohit and Jaiswal are likely to have created a pair of left and right opening combinations that will serve India admirably in the coming years. Suddenly Shubman Gill is third, so giving Jaiswal the favorite spot doesn’t seem like such a bad idea.

The only criticism of the Indian pitchers is that they didn’t put a little more pressure on the West Indian pitchers in the first inning. At the end of day one, only 66 attempts were registered on 32 passes after 80 attempts were registered on 23 passes. The last session had 67 of 32 passes.

India overtook West Indies by 150 at the start of the second session and the first player got a little bolder after that. With all their cards, Rohit and Jaiswal go into white ball mode for short periods of time, cornering and performing aerial shots, often looking much more aggressive.