Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an excellent century on Day 3 of the Rajkot Test towards England, reaching his three-figure mark in simply 122 balls. Jaiswal started slowly however switched gears quickly after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, taking solely 42 deliveries to go from 50 to 100.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (R) smashed his third Test century throughout Day 3 of the Rajkot Test towards England(File/PTI)
Former Indian opening batter Virender Sehwag, who was additionally recognized for his naturally aggressive strategy in Test cricket, took to his official X, previously Twitter, account to congratulate Yashasvi Jaiswal for his excellent knock. Like his batting throughout his enjoying days, Sehwag is thought for his nonchalant, unfiltered opinions, and that did not change as he put up the put up for Jaiswal.
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England have relied closely on spinners on the spinners through the second innings; the spin trio of Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed, and Joe Root has bowled 37 off the aspect’s 51 overs to this point, however Jaiswal took them on with vital ease en path to his century. Sehwag wrote, “Back-to-back centuries for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Treating spinners the way they should be treated.”
Sehwag had virtually all the time adopted an aggressive strategy towards spinners and, following his retirement, has remained vocal about sustaining an attacking mindset towards spin bowling. In truth, India’s main off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed considered one of his conversations with Sehwag in 2017 when the latter mentioned he did not contemplate spinners to be bowlers.
“Viru mentioned, ‘You know what, I don’t assume off-spinners are bowlers. They don’t hassle me in any respect. I simply discover it straightforward smashing them’,” Ashwin had recalled in an episode of What The Duck.
Meanwhile, Jaiswal continued his spectacular debut collection at residence by scoring 104 runs off 133 deliveries earlier than being pressured to retire attributable to again spasms. The teenager’s knock helped lengthen India’s result in 322 runs by the tip of Day 3.
Jaiswal’s absence means India are presently all the way down to 9 gamers within the enjoying XI, with Ravichandran Ashwin additionally absent attributable to a medical emergency within the household. However, the 22-year-old batter can return to bat if wanted.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
