Reacting to Yashasvi Jaiswal's century at Leeds, Sanjay Manjrekar said, "It just amazes me how these batters after months of white ball cricket take to Test cricket like fish to water." Wasim Jaffer hailed Jaiswal's performance as "perfect mix of caution and aggression", while Pragyan Ojha said, "A hundred of pure class and character." Irfan Pathan called it "pure joy".