Yashasvi Jaiswal wasn’t sure whether to aim at the stumps or not during a mishap between Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq in Sunday’s second India vs Afghanistan T20I in Indore. He later opted to run fast and knock down the stumps, he shared.
In the second T20I at Indore’s Holkar Stadium, India trumped Afghanistan by six wickets, winning two of the three matches consecutively. Afghanistan batting first was bowled out for 172 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a key role in concluding Afghanistan’s innings. He caused Farooqi to run out without scoring.
The keeper backed off at the stumps and missed, so the latter was not sure if he should take another run but cautiously tried. At the non-striker’s end, Jaiswal, who was backing up at square leg, grabbed the ball and dashed towards the stumps, successfully trapping Farooqi short of his crease.
Yashasvi Jaiswal explained his reasoning for rushing with the ball towards the stumps in order to cause a run out in a video that was uploaded on the BCCI’s official X account.
“Main thoda confused tha, maru ki nahi maru [I was confused where to throw or not]. Then I thought that I can get there and run him out. So, I sprinted and hit [the stumps].”
Yashasvi Jaiswal
The second run out of the innings for Afghanistan came from Farooqi in a row of balls. Due to a mix-up with Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21 off 9) was run out off a wide delivery in the preceding delivery.
“Go out and play your shots fearlessly” – Yashasvi Jaiswal reveals Rohit Sharma’s advice
Following his impressive display in the field, Yashasvi Jaiswal was equally impressive with the bat, leading India’s chase of 173 with 68 runs off 34 balls.
When asked how captain Rohit Sharma supports him in his aggressive style, the left-hander responded as follows:
“He tells me that ‘you go out and play your shots fearlessly’. He is always there and he looks after us. I think it’s incredible if you have a senior like him.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Speaking earlier at the post-match press conference following India’s victory, Rohit complimented Shivam Dube (63* off 32 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
“They have had a great couple of years, Jaiswal has played Test cricket now and even T20I. He has shown what he is capable of. He has the talent and has a great range of shots. Dube is a big guy, very powerful and can take on the spinners. That is his role and he has come out and played two crucial innings for us.”
Rohit Sharma
In the second Twenty20 International, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube combined for 92 runs at the third wicket to help India win in 15.4 overs.