Coming back to the match, Jaiswal faced 193 balls while Rahul fended off 153 to steer India to 172 without loss at the close on day two. India have won their last two Border-Gavaskar trophy series in Australia but came into the Perth Stadium clash after a devastating 3-0 home loss to New Zealand.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, living up to his reputation as 'The New King,' silenced critics with a remarkable century in the second innings of the first Border-Gavaskar Test. The young opener overcame an initial setback,

By scoring a six off Hazlewood's bowling to bring up his fourth Test century, Jaiswal became the third Indian to score a century in his first Test in Australia.