Yashasvi Jaiswal etched his name into the record books on the opening day of the fourth Test against England, becoming the first Indian batter in 51 years to score a half-century in the format at Old Trafford.

The 23-year-old’s gritty half-century was his 12th Test fifty in red-ball cricket and made him the first Indian opener to score 50 or more in Manchester since Sunil Gavaskar in 1974.

Asked to bat first in the fourth match of the ENG vs IND 2025 Test series, Yashasvi Jaiswal and his opening partner KL Rahul gave India a steady start by putting on a 94-run stand for the first wicket.

Yashasvi demonstrated patience and was made to work hard for his runs by the English bowlers with Chris Woakes even breaking his bat at one stage with a delivery that struck his willow near the handle.

However, the 23-year-old showed great temperament as he saw off England’s disciplined bowling and reached his fifty shortly after lunch.

The talented southpaw was dismissed in the 41st over after edging one to Harry Brook at first slip off Liam Dawson’s bowling.

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The youngster's innings left former England batter Jonathan Trott highly impressed.

“He’s found a different way to bat in Test cricket, and for me that shows huge character, and the way he thinks about the game. And that for me, is a huge positive for Indian cricket,” Trott said in an interview with JioHotstar.

Yashasvi scored 58 off 107 balls, laced with 10 fours and a six, to become the joint second-fastest Indian to reach 1000 Test runs against England.

He achieved the feat in just 16 innings and matched Mohammad Azharuddin's record. Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid remains the fastest Indian to reach 1000 Test runs against England alongside Sachin Tendulkar, achieving the milestone in just 15 innings.

Yashasvi, who represents Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, has now amassed 2089 runs in Tests with 1003 of those coming against England, making for nearly half of his career tally in cricket’s longest format.

Despite a rare blip in the third match of the series, Yashasvi has been consistently amongst the runs against England.

After slamming a century in the opening Test, he scored 87 off 107 balls in the second.

Three of Yashasvi’s five Test hundreds have come against England, including two double tons and his highest score of 214 not out.

His 101 from 144 balls in the opening Test of the series also made the opening batter the fifth Indian to score a century in his first Test innings in England.

He joined a list that included Murali Vijay, Vijay Manjrekar, Sourav Ganguly and Sandeep Patil while also creating the unique record of scoring centuries in his debut Tests in three different countries - the West Indies, Australia and England.