The opening match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy saw Team India exert dominance as they tame Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. After bundling Australia at 104, the Men in Blue continued their lead in their innings as Team India openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in form against the Australian bowling arsenal.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal thumped the Australian bowlers on Day 2 of the opening Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia which is being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, on November 23.

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal and Australia's Marnus Labuschagne shared a light-hearted moment on Day 2 of the Perth Test, adding humour to an intense day when the India openers put on a stellar partnership and gave India a strong 218-run lead.

Yashasvi Jaiswal bounced back from a first-innings duck to smash a half-century on Day 2 of the Perth Test, setting a new record for most Test runs by an Indian left-hander in a calendar year. Jaiswal's heroics,

Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul scored 172 runs on Day 2 of the ongoing Perth Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Yashasvi Jaiswal created history for India and broke a 16-year-old record held by Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir is the present head coach of Team India. Yashasvi had a dream run on the second day and he remained unbeaten on 90.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his 34th six of the year during the Perth Test, surpassing Brendon McCullum's record for the most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket. His partnership with KL Rahul helped India reach 172/0,