Still in a haze after its day-one collapse, Australia returned to Perth Stadium to find itself in the thick of a proper Test match — one which may well confirm the arrival of India's next great batting champion.

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,

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,