Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has come up with a massive statement about in-form opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is batting like a dream in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener is heavily tipped to extend his free-scoring run against Virat Kohli-starrer Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match No. 60 of the IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday.
It was a record-fest outing for young Jaiswal as the RR opener scripted history in the IPL during Rajasthan's away game against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. The RR opener smashed the fastest half-century in the history of the IPL and the youngster also came close to notching up a match-winning century against KKR. Breaking KL Rahul and Pat Cummins' joint record, Jaiswal smashed a 13-ball half-century to help RR thrash Nitish Rana’s KKR in the IPL 2023.
Talking about the RR opener ahead of Rajasthan's match against Bangalore in the ongoing edition of the world's richest T20 league, former India head coach Shastri observed that the national selectors must be monitoring the progress of the Indian southpaw. Shastri also backed Jaiswal to play for Rohit Sharma's Team India after a spectacular IPL season with the 2008 champions. "The selectors must be closely monitoring Jaiswal and he will soon play for India. The best thing about him is the way he's raised his graph. There is power in his game, there's timing. He has very bright future prospects," Shastri told Star Sports.
{{/usCountry}}Talking about the RR opener ahead of Rajasthan's match against Bangalore in the ongoing edition of the world's richest T20 league, former India head coach Shastri observed that the national selectors must be monitoring the progress of the Indian southpaw. Shastri also backed Jaiswal to play for Rohit Sharma's Team India after a spectacular IPL season with the 2008 champions. "The selectors must be closely monitoring Jaiswal and he will soon play for India. The best thing about him is the way he's raised his graph. There is power in his game, there's timing. He has very bright future prospects," Shastri told Star Sports.
{{/usCountry}}Jaiswal is only a single run behind Orange Cap leader Faf du Plessis in the current IPL 2023 standings. The RR opener has smashed 575 runs in 12 matches for Sanju Samson and Co. at the IPL 2023. Averaging 52.27, the Indian southpaw has registered a century and four half-centuries for the Men In Pink this season.
Jaiswal also holds the record for scoring the most runs in the first over of an IPL match. The RR star smashed KKR skipper Rana for 26 runs to script history in his previous outing. Jaiswal played a sublime knock of 98 off 47 balls in RR's 9-wicket win over the two-time champions. The 21-year-old has amassed 1,122 runs in 35 matches. He made his IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2020.