IND vs ENG 1st Test: India's star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal left everyone in awe on the first day of the 1st Test match against England. While batting first, Jaiswal had smashed a brilliant hundred and had piled pressure back on England on a bright sunny day.

Jaiswal reckoned after the first day that one of the biggest secrets of his knock occurred during the intra-squad match between IND and IND-A. He revealed that the last two training sessions before the first Test match, where he batted against pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana, who were bowling brilliantly during the training session.

During an interaction with Dhruv Jurel on BCCI, Jaiswal revealed that he just planned to survive the pacers first and then try to time his shots well and then switch to an aggressive batting approach.

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"Harshit Rana and Jasprit Bumrah were bowling extremely well. But I survived. I got so much confidence from that knock that I believed if I can survive, I can score runs later on," Jaiswal was quoted as saying in the interview.

Although, he couldn't score much during India A matches against the England Lions. But then bounced back during the last training session ahead of the series and thus was able to smash to English pacers on all corners of the park on the first day.

"We did a lot of preparation before coming here. It was a lot of fun to play, and it felt very good to bat. It was very good - I enjoyed it a lot and learned a lot," Jaiswal told broadcasters during the post-match presentation.

"KL Rahul is very experienced. I can understand a lot by talking to him - where the runs can be made and how we can carry on the innings. It was a lot of fun to play with him. He also came with India A. We did a lot of preparation and batting together, so we got a lot of ideas to understand each other. I try to give myself more time to play my shots. I try to be mentally ready and aim to bat as long as possible. I try to create a good platform for the team," he said.

"If I am set, I try to take it deep and play till the end. I keep telling myself to keep playing. Whatever happens, I will manage and always keep this mindset," Jaiswal concluded.

The Shubman Gill-led side had scored 359 runs after losing three wickets on the first day of the series opener. Besides Jaiswal, India's new Test skipper Shubman Gill along with Rishabh Pant took the bowlers to the cleaners and stitched a brilliant partnership of 138 runs.