India's young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal opened up on his experience sharing the dressing room alongside batting greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Jaiswal made his Test debut against the West Indies on July 12 at Roseau, opened with Rohit at the top and has shared some key partnerships with Kohli.
Rohit and Jaiswal batted together in 28 innings, where the duo scored 1269 runs. Jaiswal, who was a part of India's reserves in the Asia Cup 2025 squad, opened up on the influence of the former India Test captain on his career, labelled Rohit Sharma as his mentor and credits the India ODI captain for helping him develop mentally and in terms of his playing style.
“I really enjoy being with Rohit bhai. He has taught me so much and helped me a lot in developing myself, both mentally and overall. He is truly an amazing human being. When you are around him or talk to him, you learn a lot — in fact, just by watching him, you can learn so much," said Jaiswal in Mashable India.
Jaiswal also revealed that Virat Kohli's funny side is how he can keep everyone laughing. The young opener said that Kohli is sharp when it comes to observing someone to make a joke and claimed that he would make you laugh with his witty remarks.
"Paaji is amazing, really strong. I’ve batted with him many times. He’s so much fun, and he’s really funny too. If you spend time with him, you’ll just keep laughing, it’s a different level altogether. If he tells you something about someone, he’ll explain it in full detail — it’s incredible. He’s so sharp. Like, if you ask me to explain something in a funny way, I might try but it won’t come out funny. But if he says it, then 100 per cent you’ll end up laughing for sure," said Jaiswal.
Jaiswal's last international outing came in the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England, where he managed to score 411 runs in 10 innings, including two centuries and two half-centuries and the series ended in a 2-2 draw.