'Yashasvi Jaiswal will never be a Sai Sudharsan': India legend's blunt criticism of Indian opener amid India vs England 5th Test

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'Yashasvi Jaiswal will never be a Sai Sudharsan': India legend's blunt criticism of Indian opener amid India vs England 5th Test
India's star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in this frame

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India’s legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come down heavily on Yashasvi Jaiswal

Ashwin advised Jaiswal that the latter must defend with soft hands

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.

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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.