"Won't Be A Cakewalk For Yashasvi Jaiswal": Ex-India Star's Bold Prediction

12.07.2023 - 13:53 sports.ndtv.com

Yashasvi Jaiswal is set to make his Test debut as an opener against the West Indies today at Dominica, and this opportunity could not have come at a better time.

The 21-year-old was in red-hot form during the recent IPL and is also a proven performer in the longer formats of the game. As per the official press release during a preview show, JioCinema expert, Aakash Chopra said: “The good thing about Yashasvi Jaiswal's selection is that it's not just on the back of IPL runs.

Yes, he was absolutely phenomenal and scintillating in this edition of the IPL, but then he scored a mountain of runs—truckloads of runs—in First Class cricket playing for Mumbai and West Zone.” The former India opener added: “In fact, wherever he has played, whichever team he has represented so far, he has scored a lot of runs, and therefore, just the understanding of playing the day format, understanding the pulse of what is required of a batsman in the day format, will hold him in good stead.

It won't be easy, and it won't be a cakewalk, for the simple reason that there is a gulf between First Class cricket and Test cricket when we talk about the standards.

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