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Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has shared his expertise and insights regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting performance so far and what can he do right going forward in the series. Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara spoke on what’s going wrong for Yashasvi Jaiswal so far in Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25.
He said, “He needs to give himself a bit more time, the way he is playing, he is trying to rush things, he is trying to play shots a bit more. He should only play shots if he is quite sure about it, especially in the first 5-10 overs because it seems that he is in a hurry to score runs, he wants a quick start, and he wants to score those first 15-20 runs quickly."
How can Jaiswal counter Aussie bowlers? Cheteshwar Pujara explains
"When you are an opener in Test Cricket then you don’t go out searching for the ball, you play the deliveries on merit. Even if you are an aggressive player, even Virender Sehwag was an aggressive player but he used play shots only when the ball was pitched in his zone. There are a lot of aggressive batters and openers in Test Cricket today but they play the shots when the ball is pitched in the hitting zone, but here it looks like Yashasvi is trying to convert the shots, he is trying to drive the deliveries which are not pitched up,” Pujara further added.
Cheteshwar Pujara also shared his expertise on how Yashasvi Jaiswal can counter Australian bowlers, He said, “He needs to be a bit calm, he needs to spend a bit more time, if he will show some confidence on his defence then that’s when he’ll come across some shot playing deliveries because the moment when you show some respect to the bowlers and you defend well then they’ll look forward to getting a wicket and gradually they’ll starting pitching the ball a bit up and that’s when you can play those drives. They way KL Rahul is playing, the way he is playing those drives on the overpitched deliveries, Yashasvi also needs to do the same.”
(With Inputs from Press Release)
