Anil Kumble, the past Indian leg-spinner, was thrilled. He watched Yashasvi Jaiswal, a young opener. He saw him practice wrist-spin. It happened in the nets. It was during the current Test series against England.
Jaiswal has had a great series with the bat, scoring two double-hundreds and one fifty. However, Anil Kumble feels the youngster’s leg-spin needs to be improved more before he can be a bowling option for skipper Rohit Sharma.
Anil Kumble spoke with Yashasvi Jaiswal on Jio Cinema following India’s overwhelming win over England in Rajkot.
“Well done on your batting. But one thing that I have seen which I want you to continue as well is that you have a natural leg spin. Yes, and action. So don’t give up on that. Because you never know when that will come in handy. know you’ve had a back spasm, but when you’re working so much on it. Go tell the skipper to give a few overs.”
Anil Kumble
Jaiswal has now scored an incredible 545 runs in six innings this series, with an impressive average of 109. He answered to Kumble that Rohit Sharma had informed him that an opportunity to bowl may come at any time and that he should be prepared.
Yashasvi Jaiswal on His Inspiring Struggle and Cricket Dreams
Chatting with the event telecaster, Yashasvi Jaiswal openly expressed his struggles towards stardom in Indian cricket. Grasping the strenuous journey to get the coveted Indian team spot, he was determined to give his best every time he played for his nation.
On this, he said:
“In India, when grow up, you work really hard for each and everything. Even when getting the bus you have to work really hard to get the bus. You have to work really hard to get to the train and auto[rickshaw] and everything and I have done that since my childhood and I know how important every innings is and that’s why I really work hard in my [practice] sessions and every innings counts for me.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third Indian player to achieve consecutive double centuries in Tests. This feats was first achieved by Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli. Currently, Jaiswal is a strong contender for the Player of the Series award.