India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, left, celebrates his century as teammate India’s KL Rahul applauds on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia. (AP)
Yashaswi Jaiswal’s stunning innings that has set up the Indian dominance in the Perth Test, drew immense praise from Adam Gilchrist, an aggressive batsman in his day.
Speaking to Fox Cricket, Gilchrist lauded Jaiswal’s approach across formats, saying, “Those who have seen him play know that he’s quite an attacking player. He lights up the Indian Premier League (IPL), but even in Test cricket in India, he’s been the real aggressor.”
It was his serenity amidst six hitting that have impressed Australians. At Perth, Jaiswal struck 3 in his score of 161 before.
But in the 15 Tests he has played, Jaiswal already has 38 Sixes, including the three In the second essay of the opening Test. This goes merrily with the 178 Fours he has hit. About 60 percent (940) of his total Test runs have come from boundaries, though he strikes at a steady 67.48. But it is the impact of his aggressive shot making and fluency in finding boundaries while maturely guarding his wicket that has wowed Gilchrist.
Jaiswal has the most compact defensive technique among the youngsters and the air of a batsman who has faced thousands of balls in his formative years. (AP)
“He has a high (number) of sixes in his career in a short space of time, so to show the application and commitment to form that partnership that was so vitally important for India’s case has been really impressive,” Gilchrist was quoted as saying by Fox Sports. Jaiswal scored the slowest 50 of his Test career in 123 balls, but the application and patience paid off as he accelerated thereafter.
England’s Bazbatters obviously bore the brunt of Jaiswal’s aggression when they fielded last tour to India, when he hit 26 sixes and 68 fours in 5 Tests, averaging 89 and top scoring with 214*.
The leftie also has 3 sixes each against Bangladesh, New Zealand and West Indies. But Australia have already been hit for as many in the first Test.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli slapped a glorious six over backward point, Fox reported, “but the Kookaburra bounced and struck an unsuspecting security guard on the head. Australia’s fielders checked on him, but he thankfully appears to be fine.”
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