"I want to be a captain": Yashasvi Jaiswal sets non-negotiable with BCCI after Shubman Gill’s elevation
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Yashasvi Jaiswal has set new goals of leadership after being selected for the tour to Australia. Jaiswal has set up a new fitness regime to work harder and evolve as a cricketer for the coming years.
The senior Men's selection committee went on to pick Shubman Gill as the captain of the Indian ODI side, replacing former skipper Rohit Sharma. This is a huge elevation for the Indian opener, who has left his mark as the skipper of the Indian Test side.
Seeing the Indian management often hand crucial leadership roles to the younger players, several other youngsters in the Indian team are also setting their hopes on captaining India at some point in their careers. Yashasvi Jaiswal, too, is one of such cricketers.
"I want to be captain" - Yashasvi Jaiswal drops future captaincy goals
Yashasvi Jaiswal was recently seen engaged in a conversation with podcaster Raj Shamani on his YouTube channel. Jaiswal currently plays for India only in the longest format of the game and is still awaiting his opportunities in the white-ball formats.
Jaiswal, who is yet to earn a spot in the other two formats of the game, has already set his hopes high, as he is looking to be elevated into the role of Indian skipper at some point in his career.
"Currently I am focusing a lot on my fitness. I am learning more about my body as I feel that with time, I need to be fitter and need to work more on my skills. So, every day I have to work on myself to evolve myself into a leader. One day I want to be a captain," said Yashasvi Jaiswal on the Raj Shamani podcast.
Jaiswal cites England legend as the bowler he likes to face
Yashasvi Jaiswal is often regarded as one of the fiercest batters in the longest format of the game. He has often earned the reputation of an aggressive opener, having scored hundreds in every Test series he has played since his debut.
Be it the English, the Aussies, or the Windies, Jaiswal has scored a hundred against all. He has scored the most runs against England. While having scored a double century against the English side, Jaiswal has pointed out James Anderson as one of the bowlers he had once targeted to attack.
He recited an incident from back in the India vs England series in 2024, where the legendary pacer was hit all across the park by the young Indian batter. He also named Shoaib Bashir as another bowler he would love to face.
Yashasvi Jaiswal picked for Australia ODIs; Wait continues in T20Is
After a long wait, Yashasvi Jaiswal has been picked for the ODI team. Having played in the India vs England ODI series before the Champions Trophy, he has featured in only one game for India, while scoring just 15 runs on that occasion.
Following his snub from the Champions Trophy squad, Jaiswal, for the first time, has been named in the ODI squad; however, he is unlikely to feature in the Playing XI. Though Jaiswal's T20I return is still awaited, despite the batter having amassed 700+ runs in T20Is with a blistering strike rate of 164.31.
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