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Yashasvi Jaiswal, one of the three stars of India’s victory in Visakhapatnam, revealed that she had a conversation with India’s greatest-ever player Sachin Tendulkar after his record-breaking 209 against England. Yashasvi’s double century, coupled with Shubman Gill’s first batting ton at No. 3, helped India set a record target of 399 before Jasprit Bumrah completed a nine-wicket haul to double England by 292 runs. and achieve a 106-run victory in the second test. match of the five-game series.
Yashasvi batted through the entire period of 93 overs on Day 1, scoring an unbeaten 179, the most by any Indian batsman on the opening day of a match against England and the second-most against a home opponent. On Day 2, he turned his overnight score into an epic double ton. The youngster had become the third-youngest Indian to score a double century in Test cricket and the first left-handed batsman since 2009.
What made Yashasvi’s knock even greater was that none of the other Indian batsmen managed to score more than 34 runs as the left-hander single-handedly propelled the home team to 396 runs in the first innings, setting the stage for India could write the script. emphatic victory.
Sachin was one of the first to praise Yashasvi for her brilliant knock on social media. However, when asked about his tweet, the 22-year-old revealed on Jio Cinema that he spoke to the former Indian cricketer, who advised him to be consistent with his performances.
“I also spoke to Sachin Tendulkar. He congratulated me and told me to continue working hard as I am. He told me that it is an important moment for me and that consistency is very important. Thank you for the wishes of the sir. I always admire “He is my idol “, he claimed.
Yashasvi opens up about her approach as she approaches two hundred
The India opener revealed that he intended to score a double ton on his West Indies debut last year, when he was dismissed for 171. Against England in Vizag, Yashasvi decided to face the knock patiently and then decided to take the responsibility of taking the game deep once wickets started falling at the other end.
“Last time, when I had scored 171 (against the West Indies), I wanted to score the two hundred, but it didn’t happen. I always think that if I focus on my daily routine, the runs will come. The process is very important in my life, whatever discipline I follow. What time I sleep, what I eat, how well I practice. I think if all this is maintained well, the performance will also continue to be good. When I go to the field, I feel confident because I know the hard work that I have done, and I just need to go there and express myself. I always try to play for the team. In the last match I had been told I could I played as many shots as I wanted and I played differently. Here, I thought the wicket was great and if I had Patience, I could get a big innings. We lost wicket initially, so I thought I should take the responsibility and play as deep as I could,” Jaiswal said.