Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar have shared some valuable advice for Indian youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of the Boxing Day Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, starting on December 26 in Melbourne.
Yashasvi Jaiswal got off to a perfect start to his maiden Australia tour with a mind-blowing 161 runs in the first Test after being dismissed for a duck in the first innings. His record ton and 200+ partnership with KL Rahul played a key role in India’s 295-run victory over Australia.
Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar give key advice to Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of the Boxing Day Test
But after his Perth hundred, Yashasvi Jaiswal found himself at a crossroads as the youngster managed just 0, 24, 4 and 4* in the last two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia. the series A 1-1 draw followed a draw in the Gabba Test.
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As the fourth Test at the MCG looms large, former India captain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar warned Yashaswi Jaiswal against teasing the Australian players in the Boxing Day Test, saying such things could bite him very hard in the rear.
Sunil Gavaskar feels Jaiswal will have to prove himself in the Boxing Day Test; otherwise he may face the consequences. He also urged the young player to refrain from any pranks with the Australian bowlers as the witty sleigh Mitchell Starc It was too costly for India in Adelaide.
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Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports, “This game can come back and bite you in the back and bite you very hard. I think, you know, we’ve seen a bit of an exchange where he’s talking to a bowler like Mitchell Starc. I think he had something to say to Nathan Lyon in the innings of that century.
All I would say to the young man is, you know, I think, raise your stick to speak. If someone doesn’t tell you, that’s another matter. But don’t say anything on your own.”
Meanwhile, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden admitted that Yashasvi Jaiswal is a talented player but he needs to adjust his scoring areas. He pointed out that Jaiswal’s recent dismissals were due to him aggressively playing the ball outside the off-stump and falling on the stumps.
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Matthew Hayden advised Jaiswal to narrow down his focus and aim more for hitting down the ground rather than hitting the angle. He pointed out that Jaiswal hit a sharp shot in the second innings when he played in front of the pitch.
I would only like to see some tweaking in the scoring areas of Yashasvi Jaiswal: Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden during the same discussion on Star Sports said: “He is a quality player but I would like to see some tweaking in Jaiswal’s scoring areas. Each of these dismissals, three of them, was very different. I mean he was going very hard at the ball outside off stump. And then he thought the ball was sliding down the leg side at LBW. And then he… But I think the thing is, he’s had both of the last two layoffs.”
The big Australian then explained: “One in the air and then a switch to the pads. Maybe sometimes it happens when you raise your hands like that. I’m filming this right now. But if you can think in your own mind, well, well, maybe that’s my arm areas. Right now I think Jaiswal is thinking, well, that’s my arm’s length.
In the end, Hayden believes Jaiswal needs to narrow his focus a bit and start thinking about hitting it down the ground instead of hitting that angle like a left-hander. He signed off by saying he could always flip his hands if he couldn’t quite hit the ground.
