Yashasvi set to build on the promise

After stellar show in domestic cricket across formats, Mumbai left-hand batter seems ready for international cricket

- GOMESH S

WHEN Yashasvi Jaiswal made his first-class debut for Mumbai in January 2019, he had not even played the U19 World Cup. After an ordinary outing, it took him three years to play in the Ranji Trophy again — one season was cancelled due to Covid. However, since he came back in early 2022, the youngster hasn't looked back and grown from strength to strength. So much so that he earned his Test call-up in June and could well be making his India debut in the West Indies series that begins on July 12.

In the last 18 months, he has amassed 1815 runs in 24 first-class innings, averaging 82.5. Had an incredible season with the Rajasthan Royals in the 2023 Indian Premier League — 625 runs at 163.61 strike rate. One look at the numbers, it feels like he has upped his game multi-folds in the last couple years. However, Jwala Singh, his childhood coach, believes that it is just the reward for the process he has followed for a few years now. "In my opinion, whatever performance he has put up is because of the work he did two years back. Now, he is able to execute it," Singh told this daily.