Bowlers "Dislocated Shoulders Because of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Were In Hospital": Sanju Samson On Star Batter
Along with the veterans, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be a big platform for the youngsters to shine too. Yashasvi Jaiswal is one player who will be closely watched. The left-handed batter is in tremendous form after a stellar Test series against England. Now, he will be seen in action for Rajasthan Royals. His six-hitting videos during RR training session have gone viral.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson shared an interesting anecdote on how much Yashasvi Jaiswal loves batting.
"That has to be Jaiswal. Jaiswal has to be pulled out of the nets for the past 3-4 years," Samson told Star Sports.
He went on to claim that some of the net bowlers dislocated their shoulders because of too much bowling to Jaiswal.
"They dislocated their shoulders because of Jaiswal last season. They were in the hospital and made a comeback. I think instead of players, the staff gets injured because of Jaiswal."
Yashasvi and sixes, you know the love story pic.twitter.com/W4uO8NYYak
Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant heaped praise on youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that the 22-year-old is someone who stays in the present and doesn't think about the future.
Jaiswal recently won the ICC Men's Player of the Month for February 2024, beating competition from New Zealand superstar Kane Williamson and Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka.
The left-handed batter is currently leading the ICC World Test Championship in runs scored, and two brilliant double-hundreds in back-to-back Test matches against England in February have helped him along. While speaking at the Club Prairie Fire podcast with Adam Gilchrist and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, Pant said that the youngsters have done an "amazing" job by stepping up for