Former Indian bowler RP Singh believes there are significant variations in the batting methods of emerging hitter Yashasvi Jaiswal and famous opener Virender Sehwag.
Jaiswal’s counter-attacking batting approach in Tests has garnered similarities to Sehwag’s. The left-hander hit a six to get his century, something Sehwag was known for.
After Day 1 of the second India-England Test in Vishakapatnam ended, RP Singh shared with Cricbuzz. He detailed the varying strategies of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virender Sehwag:
“Sehwag’s brand of cricket wasn’t similar to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s. Once Sehwag used to decide which bowler he was going to go against, he wouldn’t spare the bowler until he caused complete carnage.
“He instilled fear in the minds of the opposition and didn’t used to think about whether he was batting on 180 or 190. Jaiswal is more calm and composed and is someone who will look to bat long and bat big.”
RP Singh
The former bowler observed Jaiswal’s clarity when batting:
“There was absolute clarity in Jaiswal’s shot selection today. When he wanted to attack, there were no half-measures about it. Sometimes you premeditate a shot and end up losing your wicket.
“But that wasn’t the case with Yashasvi Jaiswal, as his clarity in thought process and right shot selection helped him dominate.”
RP Singh
Jaiswal finished Day 1 with a career-best 179* as India scored 336-6 at Stumps. The youthful opener scored more than half of his team’s runs, with Shubhman Gill scoring the next most with 34. Interestingly, every hitter in the top seven received a start, but only Jaiswal scored heavily.
Yashasvi Jaiswal got crucial partnerships consistently: RP Singh
RP Singh also praised Yashasvi Jaiswal for his hard work in ensuring that India has partnerships in place. The majority of the wickets were lost due to cheap dismissals, but Jaiswal’s undefeated century means that the hosts still have time to make apologies.
“Batters from Mumbai and West Zone are known to dig deep and play a massive innings, and that’s what Jaiswal did today,” added Singh (4:00). “He was very comfortable in his defence and ensured that he got those crucial partnerships consistently even when wickets fell at regular intervals. Just like his name, Yashasvi had a successful day out.”
RP Singh
Jaiswal has Ravichandran Ashwin (5 off 10) to keep him company, but there won’t be much batting beyond that. The kid may need to farm the strike and score critical runs with the lower order.