India's young opening sensation Yashashvi Jaiswal breached yet another milestone as he scored his seventh Test century playing for India in the red-ball format.
Jaiswal continued his prolific run for India with a ton in the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies, which is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
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In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at the list of the fastest Indian openers to reach seven centuries in Test cricket.
Who is the fastest Indian to reach seven Test centuries?
Jaiswal became the fifth fastest Indian to seven Test centuries after he completed the milestone in his 48th innings, ranked just behind Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir.
Rohit and Virender Sehwag are the joint-fastest Indians openers to reach seven centuries in red-ball cricket. Both batters achieved the feat in just 39 innings, stamping their authority in the format.
Let's look into the list of the Top 5 fastest Indians to reach seven Test tons:
| Rank | Player | Innings |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | 39 |
| 2 | Virender Sehwag | 39 |
| 3 | Sunil Gavaskar | 41 |
| 4 | Gautam Gambhir | 47 |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 48 |
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