"Beautiful Situation": Ex-India Star's Interesting Verdict On Yashasvi Jaiswal

17.07.2023 - 07:55 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra believes that the national selectors have found themselves in a “beautiful situation” when it comes to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Jaiswal stunned everyone by slamming a brilliant ton on Test debut against West Indies but he was not included for the ODI series.

However, he was named in the squad for Asian Games and Chopra said that he expects the left-hander to push for a spot in all the three formats in the near future. “Yashasvi Jaiswal - it is a beautiful situation.

The guy scored a century on Test debut, you have not kept him in the ODI list, so he is a part of the Asian Games,” Chopra said on YouTube. “He is not in the ODI race currently, whether it is the Asia Cup or the World Cup.

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