India beat Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20I game played at Holkar Stadium, Indore. In this match, young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a crucial knock of 68 runs and took his team home along with Shivam Dube who got 63 runs.
After the match, former Indian batters Aakash Chopra and Suresh Raina asserted that Yashasvi Jaiswal is undoubtedly in contention for the T20 World Cup 2024 after India’s victory over Afghanistan in the second T20I.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s innings featured explosive half-centuries, particularly in partnership with Shivam Dube. With this, India effortlessly chased down Afghanistan’s formidable target of 173 runs.
The left-handed batsman demonstrated his skill by hammering a brisk 68 off only 34 balls, a knock adorned with six towering sixes. His aggressive approach right from the beginning established the tempo for India’s chase and the team achieved the target with ease and had 26 balls to spare.
Speaking to Jio Cinema, Yashasvi Jaiswal said, “Yashasvi is going. Again, the way he is batting. You will feel it would be unfair if you did not take him. Sometimes you are undroppable, meaning he is selectable, that is why he is here making runs. Now he has gone beyond Gill. But now you will not be able to touch him.”
“You should not even try for it because you need something like this while batting. Otherwise, it will be the same as 2022 again and again everything will be the same, the style of playing will be the same and only the year has changed,” said Chopra.
Raina also praised Jaiswal and said that the young cricketer will play with the same intent if he gets a chance in the T20 World Cup squad.
“His work ethic is very good, he has disciplined character, more than that he is not afraid of the first ball, he will go and will show intent the same way in the T20 World Cup. The good news is that we have already toured the West Indies and have already scored a hundred in a test match there,” said Raina.
