By India Today Sports Desk: Veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma has stated that India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is completely able to play Tests in Australia and England. Jaiswal scored an unbeaten century on his Test debut as India maintain a 162-run lead over West Indies on the finish of Day 2 at Windsor Park in Dominica.
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Speaking to JioCinema, Ishant stated Jaiswal is completely able to play Test cricket in England and Australia as a result of he cuts and pulls nicely. Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 143 as India ended Day 2 at 312 for two towards West Indies within the first Test of the two-match collection.
“According to me, he is absolutely ready to play Tests in England and Australia because if you see this innings as well, all the boundaries he hit, especially against the new ball, they all came with cut or pull shots,” stated Ishant.
He went on to say that it’s a great signal when an opener refrains from enjoying the quilt drive as a result of there’s an opportunity of dropping their wicket after they play that shot. Jaiswal hit 14 boundaries in his innings, as he broke a number of data in Dominica.
“It is a great sign for an opening batter when he refrains from playing a cover drive to a full delivery. If you play the cover drive, there is a chance of you getting caught behind or in the slips,” Ishant added.
Ishant stated Jaiswal has defended and left balls very nicely, which is essential for a gap batter. Jaiswal stitched a 229-run opening stand with captain Rohit Sharma to register India’s highest opening partnership towards the West Indies.
“He looked to score runs only with cuts and pulls against the new ball, which is every batter’s strength. Whenever the ball was pitched up, apart from an odd loose shot, he either defended it or played with the full face of the bat. This becomes very important for an opener,” stated Ishant.
With Jaiswal and Virat Kohli within the center, India will look to take a giant lead on Day 3.
