Aakash Chopra has pointed out that Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is among the young players demonstrating their potential for India’s future in international cricket with their performances in IPL 2023.
Jaiswal scored 77 off 43 balls as the Royals set a target of 203 for Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur on April 27. The RR bowlers then limited the opposition to 170/6, securing a 32-run victory and moving to the top of the IPL 2023 points table.
In a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra reflected on Rajasthan Royals’ innings and praised Jaiswal, saying:
“Rajasthan chose to bat first after winning the toss and Yashasvi came and shone. He is the answer to every question. The guy is amazing because of the way he started, the way he drove the ball, how well he bats.”
“The way he is batting, you have started to see India’s future, whether you talk about Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar – you are seeing the next generation of Indian batters. So Yashasvi was brilliant.” He further added.
On the other hand, Chopra expressed surprise that Jos Buttler was unable to turn his initial success into a significant contribution, explaining:
“Jos Buttler – I was surprised. When he plays like this, he plays a big knock. How he missed out in the middle, it’s very unlike Jos Buttler, but he got out and the game slowed down slightly.”
“Sanju promoted himself but he is not scoring too many runs”: Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra believes that Sanju Samson’s decline in form is a minor concern for Rajasthan Royals, noting:
“There are problems for Sanju Samson – 17 runs off 17 balls. He promoted himself but he is not scoring too many runs and that is a bit of a problem because his performances have gone slightly down.”
He also praised Padikkal and Jurel for taking the RR above-par score, stating:
“You sent Devdutt Padikkal down the order, although he played well. He was scoring runs while playing different-different shots towards the end. Dhruv Jurel also scored very important runs and they went past 200.”
Jurel scored 34 off just 15 balls, while Padikkal remained not out on 27 off 13 balls. The pair added 48 runs for the fifth wicket in just 3.2 overs after Hetmyer was dismissed for a low score.