Jaiswal notched up seven sixes and nine fours in ton on Monday
Yashvi Jaiswal has ensured that he is among the contenders to be included in the squad for India’s T20 World Cup, scheduled for June. When the Rajasthan Royals opener scored a century against Mumbai Indians on Monday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings alongside captain Rohit Sharma in the home T20 series against Afghanistan earlier this year. However, his underperformance in the IPL was his highest score of 39 in his first seven matches. had raised concerns over his place in the World Cup squad.
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly had also voiced his opinion on the matter and suggested that Virat Kohli, the IPL’s leading scorer this season, should open with Rohit at the World Cup. However, Jaiswal’s unbeaten 104 off 60 balls definitely have an impact on changing the conversation again.
The 22-year-old said after the match, “I really enjoyed (batting) from the start and I was trying to make sure of that.” That I’m seeing the ball properly and playing my shots.” HD Live Sports
“Some days are tough, some days are good,” he said of his form. And praised Rajasthan’s director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara and captain Sanju Samson for their support.
Jaiswal notched up seven sixes and nine fours as Rajasthan chased down the 180-run target and won the match by nine wickets.
Samson also lauded Jaiswal after the match.
“We knew it was just a game,” Samson said.
“I think the way he batted in the powerplay. He was calm, composed and he knew things were under control.
“We knew in the dugout that he was playing some (good) cricket shots. And he will be fine, so we are really happy for him.”