Ravi Shastri Feels ‘World Class’ Yashasvi Jaiswal Will Return From Australia As A Better Batter – News18
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Jaiswal, who is India’s highest-ranked Test batter, will face the Baggy Greens for the first time in his career.
Ravi Shastri feels Yashasvi Jaiswal will return from Australia as a better batter. (Picture Credit: AFP, Sportzpics)
Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri feels young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal will return from Australia as a better batter. The 22-year-old Jaiswal, who made his Test debut for India against the West Indies last year and rose to prominence with his performances in five-match Test series against England earlier this year, will play in Australia for the first time in his career.
After his super performances in the five matches of the home series against England, where he scored 712 runs, there will be high expectations from him in the upcoming five-match Test series against Australia, which starts on November 22 in Perth.
According to Shastri, if Jaiswal can adapt to the challenging Perth pitch, known for its lively bounce, he will play with freedom later on in the series.
“I think he’ll be a better player when he leaves Australian shores. Already he’s world-class,” Shastri said about Jaiswal at a Fox Cricket event.
“You saw what he did against England (and) just the freedom with which he plays. I think once he adapts to these conditions, it’s not going to be easy to adjust in Perth with that bounce, no matter how talented you are. You have got to be prepared to do the hard yards. But if he can see that phase through, I think he’ll entertain. He will love these pitches. He’s someone who scores pretty freely as well,” he added.
Shastri, who mentored India to back-to-back Test series wins in Australia, was full of praise for Jaiswal’s hunger and passion for the game and said the Mumbai-based cricketer always wants to be involved in the game.
“He’s come up the hard way, so you can see that hunger and passion, not just in his eyes, but when he’s out there in the middle, fielding in the slips. He wants to be involved in the game,” Shastri said.
Apart from Jaiswal, Shastri also backed Virat Kohli, who has a good Test record in Australia, to shine in the upcoming series.
“You mellow with age, don’t you? But I think at the start of the Test series, you might just see Kohli firing again. He needs to be; I’d like to see him (like that) again,” Shastri was quoted as saying by news.com.au.
“In the face, that’s Kohli. Come Australia, he’ll get his juices going. It’s (about) how he starts off, and for Australia, it’s with Steve Smith.”
