Rahul Dravid Surprised by Yashasvi Jaiswal's Incredible Emergence: 'Difficult to Comprehend'

The 22-year-old's impressive performance was pivotal in India's remarkable victory in the Test match, winning by a whopping 295 runs against Australia at the Perth Stadium. This historic win marked India as the first team to defeat Australia in a Test at the Perth Stadium. Speaking on Star Sports, Dravid remarked, "Jaiswal has been consistently improving and showing immense talent. It's amazing to think that just a year and a half ago he made his debut in the West Indies. It's truly impressive how far he has come in such a short amount of time."

Dravid was India's head coach when Jaiswal made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in Dominica. Jaiswal smashed 171 runs off 387 balls in that match in a 229-run opening partnership with captain Rohit Sharma and a 110-run partnership with Virat Kohli. While Dravid stepped down as India's head coach after leading the team to the T20 World Cup title this year, he will continue working with Jaiswal in the IPL. Dravid is head coach of the Rajasthan Royals for whom Jaiswal plays.

Dravid said that the fact that Jaiswal played a match-winning knock in his first-ever Test in Australia is unique. “To go to Australia, to play in Perth, and in your first Test match, get a hundred in Australian soil, I don't think many people have been able to do that. I'm sure someone like him, with his hunger, his desire, his drive, he is only going to keep getting better and better,” said Dravid.

The century was Jaiswal's third this year and fourth overall in Test cricket. Jaiswal has scored 1280 runs in 23 Test innings this year alone at an average of 58.18. Overall, he has made a whopping 1568 runs in 15 Tests at an average of 58.07. Jaiswal has also played 23 T20Is for India, scoring 723 runs at a strike rate of 164.11 and average of 36.15. He has five half-centuries and a century in the format.