22 year old Indian National Cricket Team opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal He said the innings he played on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh will help him become an even stronger player.
Jaiswal showed sheer class at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on Thursday September 19 and changed his approach to help India get out of trouble.
The left-handed batsman usually wants to attack the opposition with his aggressive batting but the situation did not allow him to play his natural game against Bangladesh with the likes of Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0) and Virat Kohli. (0) came out quickly.
Yashasvi Jaiswal batted cautiously after the three star batsmen returned to the hut and put on a superb partnership of 62 with Rishabh Pant to lead India back. He also added an excellent 48 runs with KL Rahul.
Jaiswal was finally dismissed by the tall Nahid Rana in the fourth ball of the 42nd over. He finished his innings with 56 and scored 9 boundaries off 118 balls.
Speaking after the first day’s play, he said that playing in different types of situations will help him improve his game and become a better player.
“It was amazing to go out there and play in these conditions. It will make me strong and I will learn how to play in all these conditions and how to plan the innings,” Yashasvi Jaiswal told reporters in the post. Daily press briefing as quoted by PTI.
“I try to bat according to the requirements of my team and keep changing my game accordingly. How can I bat if the keeper is going down first? How can I bat when the runs come?” he added.
I think he definitely played well, but sometimes he gave loose balls – Yashasvi Jaiswal on Hasan Mahmood
Yashasvi Jaiswal also revealed that the track at Chepauk initially helped the bowlers quite a bit, so they had to be cautious in their approach.
“At first, I think the ball moved a little bit and the goalpost dropped a little bit. So we took our time. But if you see in the last session, we scored quite well and I think we’re in a bit better position The situation is good at the moment,” said Yashasvi Jaisval.
“I think the wicket was a bit helpful at first and if you look at the weather, it was a bit cloudy. But we were trying to get through that period by playing it safe.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal later dismissed Hasan Mahmood as a big threat for India and said that he sometimes gives loose balls. It should be noted that Mahmud ran away with India’s highest order by dismissing Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.
“I think he definitely played well, but sometimes he gave loose balls where we made runs. We were just talking about how we could use our feet.
“We were trying to see if there was a loose ball to score runs and wanted to build a partnership and play as hard as we could,” he said.
