Yashasvi Jaiswal has revealed receiving a brief but crucial message from former captain Rohit Sharma, who was present in the stands, when he was on the way to his century during the Oval Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on Saturday. Jaiswal said he saw Rohit during the knock (likely during the Lunch break) and said hi to him before the fellow Mumbaikar asked him to ‘keep batting’ and hang in there. On the first truly difficult pitch to bat on in the series, Jaiswal emerged as India’s top scorer, smashing 118 runs off 164 balls with 14 boundaries and two sixes. It allowed India to post 396 runs in the third innings, setting England a challenging target of 374 runs. Mohammed Siraj’s wicket of Zak Crawley in the final over of the day meant England went to Stumps at 50/1, keeping India ahead in the contest. “The wicket was a little spicy. I was enjoying batting. I was enjoying it a lot. I expect that in England, when you play, you play on a wicket like this. Mentally, I was ready and I was just enjoying. I knew what shots I was going to play on this surface,” Jaiswal said at the post-day press conference. “I saw Rohit bhai and said hi to him. He just told me that I should keep batting,” he added. Rohit sat in the hospitality area of the ground and watched the entire day, making brief camera appearances. ‘Learned a lot from Rohit, Kohli’: Jaiswal Jaiswal also credited Rohit and other seniors for improving his game. “Different challenges of playing Tests in different countries, but learnt a lot from my seniors like Rohit bhai, Virat bhai. Now KL bhai, Gill. It’s amazing to discuss with them, and learn from their experiences,” he said. Apart from showing excellent technique and mentality to overcome England’s various plans against him, Jaiswal was also open to chatting up the opponent throughout. In the previous games, it seemed to get the better of him, but in this Test, it seemed different. “It’s all about how I fight. Always, the mentality is to go out there and fight it out and enjoy. Because in the end, (and) as I tell myself that it’s the game and we need to enjoy the game. That is very important. With that, we should have fun. I am proud of myself and all my teammates. We want fun. We want a battle in the middle. That is the fun. That’s why you play Test cricket,” he added.