Team India captain Rohit Sharma was highly unhappy when Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in the second innings on Day 4 of the fourth Test against England in Ranchi on Monday, February 26th.
It was a pivotal moment in the morning session, bringing England back into the game. Things were going well for India till then, with Rohit and Jaiswal (37) putting on an 84-run opening partnership in a difficult chase of 192 in the last innings.
Jaiswal attempted to show aggressive intent by steeping out and playing a slog against Joe Root on the third ball of the 18th over. However, he was unable to make the ideal connection and could only inflate it to the backward point, where James Anderson made a great diving catch. Rohit was understandably dejected, given Jaiswal was doing well at the time.
Watch Rohit’s response to Jaiswal’s firing in the video below:
Yashasvi Jaiswal tops run-scorers list in India-England series with 655 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been in brilliant form in the current series against England. He has been rock strong with the bat at the top of the order, saving India several times. Over eight innings, he has 655 runs at an average of 93.57, including two double century.
Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored 73 runs off 117 balls in the first innings of the present Test, as the rest of India’s top order battled for runs.
During a Colors Cineplex talk, former England batter Owais Shah examined the knock, saying:
“He would be disappointed but he should feel quite proud as well with this knock because it wasn’t that easy to bat on this pitch. The ball was moving decently and Anderson was taking an examination, especially with the new ball.”
“However, he left that spell and also played straight. He got one or two outside edges as well but they went along the ground. So he played out that dangerous spell and then played his shots. This innings will be very helpful for him going forward.”
Owais Shah