Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed remarkable resilience, scoring a fighting century against England at Headingley despite battling hand cramps. The young Indian star's aggressive innings, featuring 16 boundaries and a six, propelled India forward. Jaiswal's hundred places him among an elite list of Indian batsmen with centuries in their maiden Test innings in England, before his innings was ended by Ben Stokes.
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