India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal shattered the all-time record of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in the shortest format of the game. The left-hander became the youngest Indian opener to hit a T20I half-century, surpassing the current captain. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved the feat in the recently concluded fourth T20I against West Indies in Florida. The young opener played a magnificent knock in the all-important game for the team and made sure that he wins the game for his team to level the series 2-2. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a solid half-century and he became the youngest Indian opener to achieve the feat. He achieved the milestone at the age of 21 years, surpassing Rohit Sharma, who hit a half-century at 22 years against England in 2009. 

Overall, Yashasvi Jaiswal became the fourth youngest player to smash a half-century for India in T20Is. He joined the likes of Rohit Sharma (20yr 143d), Tilak Varma (20yr 271d) and Rishabh Pant (21yr 38d). The southpaw did at the age of 21 years 227 days. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal remained unbeatable with the knock of 84 runs off 51 balls and helped his side chase the target of 179 runs. His 165 runs partnership with Shubman Gill (77) is the joint highest opening partnership for India in the shortest format of the game along with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul’s 165 against Sri Lanka. 

Jaiswal’s partnership with Shubman Gill is the highest partnership for India against West Indies outside home. They surpassed MS Dhoni and KL Rahul’s partnership of 107 runs in 2016. 

IND vs WI: Youngest Indian opener to hit a T20I half-century, Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the youngest Indian opener to hit a T20I half-century and is followed by Rohit Sharma. Ishan Kishan also features in the list as he hit a half-century against England in 2021 whereas Ajinkya Rahane is also in the list.

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