India, Dec. 7 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal walked off Vizag with more than a maiden ODI hundred. He walked off having decoded how batting alongside Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can rewire a young opener's mind in one night.

In just his fourth ODI, the 24-year-old left-handed opener finished unbeaten on 116 as India chased down 271 with nine wickets in hand in the series decider against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on December 6. He put on 155 for the first wicket with Rohit, then added an unbroken 116 with Virat Kohli to close out a 2-1 series win - and then calmly broke down the chase in the post-match chat.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was clear about how sharply the tempo shifted once Kohli walked in. "Virat paaji, the minute he came, he started playing...