Watch: Yashasvi Jaiswal surrounded by massive crowd returning from shopping Mall ahead of IND vs NZ 3rd ODI
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad both scored centuries in their last ODI innings against South Africa last year. While Jaiswal has remained part of the squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand, Gaikwad has been left out.
It’s not often that a player who scored a century is left out of the next match. India’s white-ball cricket team has so much talent that even top performers sometimes miss out on the squad or have to sit on the bench despite strong performances.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad both scored centuries in their last ODI innings against South Africa last year. While Jaiswal has remained part of the squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand, Gaikwad has been left out.
Amid this matter, Jaiswal, the rising star of Indian cricket, was recently greeted by a huge crowd of fans while returning from a shopping mall ahead of the IND vs NZ 3rd ODI. Fans swarmed him on the way back to the team hotel, showing their excitement and admiration for one of India’s most promising batsmen. The moment highlights his growing popularity and the passion cricket inspires among fans across the country.
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Gavaskar on India’s Pressure and Jaiswal’s Chances in Series Finale
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels the pressure will be on India in the series finale, leaving little room to try out Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal could have been included for the Indore game if the series had already been decided. India won the first match in Vadodara to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, but the Kiwis bounced back with a seven-wicket triumph.
No Room for Experiments, Says Gavaskar
“…Had they (India) won this (second) game, they would have had the freedom to experiment a little, perhaps giving opportunities to those who haven’t played so far. Someone like Jaiswal could have gotten a bit of a run as well," Gavaskar said on JioHotstar. “All of that might have been possible. But now they can’t take any chances. They have to play their best eleven again."
On a slow pitch, KL Rahul’s fine century and a second successive fifty from captain Shubman Gill guided India to a challenging 284/7 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. However, Daryl Mitchell led New Zealand’s response with an unbeaten century to seal a relatively comfortable win, which surprised Gavaskar.
“I was surprised by how easily New Zealand got across the line because, before they started batting, everyone thought India would be able to use the slowness of the pitch," Gavaskar said. “With their (New Zealand) bowlers—not just the spinners, but all of them—using the slowness of the surface well, it felt like India would be able to restrict New Zealand to around 260 or 270. I thought that would have been an easy win for India," he added.
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