Former India spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin lashed out at Yashasvi Jaiswal's technique which led to his dismissal on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval. India's star opener missed a good-length delivery from Gus Atkinson that came back in and was eventually given out LBW.
R Ashwin slams Yashasvi Jaiswal
Ashwin while criticising Jaiswal's technique stated that the southpaw seemed unsure and lacked a clear game plan. He also suggested that Jaiswal should defend with soft hands. Jaiswal could only score 2 off 9 balls before returning to the hut.
"Jaiswal will never be a Sai Sudharsan. We cannot compare both. Why did he get out yesterday? He was indecisive. The ball was seaming around a bit. He didn't really have a game plan to counter those conditions. If you are not clear in your head, you can sometimes get into that sort of a tangle. He was very far, he missed that ball by a long way. Jaiswal will never be able to have soft hands. He must defend a bit with soft hands. That will take some time," Ashwin said on 'Ash ki Baat', on his Youtube channel.
I think he has to work a bit: Ashwin on Jaiswal's technique
However, Ashwin expressed confidence in the young left-hander, saying he trusts that he will work on his flaws and make the necessary adjustments in the future. He advised the 23-year-old to play with soft hands, adding that if he does so, he will score plenty of runs.
"I think he has to work a bit. As an opener, look to play the ball with soft hands. It is not a massive problem. I know that boy. He can overcome it. Great attitude, great appetite for runs, and great hunger. It is expected from a youngster, he is playing probably his second long series after Australia. Maybe on the next tour, when he comes, he knows what he needs to do. I think even a good second-innings knock is not very far away," he concluded.
Jaiswal has scored 293 runs from nine innings at an average of 32.55 with a hundred and two fifties. As far as the ongoing fifth Test is concerned, England first bundled out India for 224 riding on Gus Atkinson's sizzling fifer and then cracked 109/1 in mere 16 overs by lunch, thanks to Zak Crawley's unbeaten 52.