Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s adaptability between formats and temperament makes him stand out among his peers at the highest level, believes his childhood coach Jwala Singh.
At 22 years and 36 days, Jaiswal on Saturday became the third youngest from the country, after Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar, to score a Test double ton. He smashed 19 fours and seven sixes to make 209 from 290 balls against England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam.
“If you see his junior cricket, like when he was playing for Mumbai under-16s, he scored a double hundred, (also for) Mumbai under-19s, (in the) Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy and Vijay Hazare (Trophy). He has the knack of playing long innings with his aggressive nature,” Jwala told PTI.
“He always puts pressure on the bowler because he keeps hitting the boundaries. This is how he has grown his cricket, his stroke-playing, his mindset. That is called adaptability.