Legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar revealed that he ‘mildly reprimanded’ young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal after he threw his wicket away in West Indies. Gavaskar talked about Jaiswal’s dismissal in the Trinidad Test. He addressed it in the hotel elevator on Day 1 of the first Test in South Africa.
"It felt very nice to see Yashasvi getting all those runs and the manner in which he dominated the attack. I had mildly reprimanded him in the hotel elevator on Day 1 of the first Test in South Africa for throwing away his wicket in Trinidad (previous Test) after a good 50-plus score and told him never to do the bowlers any favour. Thankfully, he listened to me and got two big doubles in this series," said Gavaskar.
Gavaskar happy with Jaiswal’s maturity
The 74-year-old was happy that Jaiswal paid heed to his words and overcame the slump in South Africa with two double centuries in the recently concluded five-Test series against South Africa.
The cricketer-turned-commentator hopes that Jaiswal goes on to achieve bigger things in his career.
"He got three other half centuries and forgot what I had told him there. But hey, who listens to anyone when one is in his 20s. I didn't either. Hopefully, he will go on to bigger things and never forgets that he is what he is because of Indian cricket," he added.
Jaiswal matches Gavaskar’s rare feat
Jaiswal not only scored two double-centuries, he matched Gavaskar's major feat as well. He became the second Indian batter to score more than 700 runs in a bilateral Test series. He scored 712 runs from nine innings at an average of 89 including two double tons and three half-centuries. His strike rate was an impressive 79.91.
Jaiswal reaps benefits for a consistent run
The left-handed batter was rewarded for his performances and won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month award for February.
He saw a rise in the rankings as well. He jumped two places to leave teammate Virat Kohli and England's Harry Brook behind to occupy the eighth spot with 740 rating points.
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