Ranji Trophy Final: I trust myself to do well whenever I go out there, says Yashasvi Jaiswal

Having scored a hundred in the quarterfinals and two tons in semifinals, Jaiswal was looking set for his fourth century before Madhya Pradesh seamer Anubhav Agarwal snapped him for 78 in the opening day of the Ranji Trophy final on Wednesday. "Yes, I'm a bit sad about it, but this is cricket. You have to experience both the good and the bad (part), and that's something I've learnt by now," Jaiswal said after the day's play.

"Because in cricket, things won't go how you want (things to go), but I'm trying my best to improve myself as a cricketer and as a human being," he said. Jaiswal, during the IPL, was dropped after the first few games but made a comeback in the Royals' playing XI in the second half, scoring a couple of impressive half-tons. Ditto in Ranji Trophy, where he was dropped at the group league stage and then came back with a bang from the quarterfinals, scoring nearly 500 runs. "The same thing happened there in the IPL. I got three games, was out, and came back (into the side) after seven games. But through all these gaps, I had it in my mind that I need to work hard and be disciplined all the time," Jaiswal said. He said during a lean phase, it is only hard work that pays off. "Working (hard) every day is important, because then I'll become consistent. When I was dropped from playing XI in IPL, every day I was working with Zubin sir (Zubin Bharucha, director of cricket at RR) and training really well with support staffs like Raj Muni and Yogesh. Zubin sir was keeping me motivated all the time," he spoke with loads of gratitude. While a Ranji Trophy final is a very different game from other matches, the stylish left-hander said he has a strong belief of doing well in pressure situations. "A final