IND vs WI: WATCH - Suryakumar Yadav Gives Heartfelt Speech As He Hands Debut Cap To Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal is making his T20I debut in the ongoing third T20I against West Indies at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The young batter replaced Ishan Kishan in the team as the keeper-batter failed to make a mark in the first two games.

Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav made the debut of Yashasvi Jaiswal even more special after his heartfelt speech while presenting the young batter his T20I cap. The senior player urged him to be fearless and remarked that it’s his pleasure to give a cap to a Test player.

“Congratulations for another feather in your journey. I’m sure you have waited for a very long time to earn this and It’s my pleasure to give a cap to a Test player. Everyone knows about your journey, story, it’s been inspirational.

Everyone is going to be standby for you in the ground irrespective of what happens there. Go out there and enjoy. Be yourself, be fearless,” he said.

Here’s the video of Suryakumar Yadav presenting the cap to Yashasvi Jaiswal:

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Some special words from Suryakumar Yadav as he handed over Yashasvi Jaiswal his T20I cap. ?

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Yashasvi Jaiswal was included in the team after his rollicking performances in the IPL. The Rajasthan Royals opener set the stage on fire and amassed 625 runs in the 14 innings that he played this year. He scored runs with an average of 48.08 and a strike rate of 163.61. Not only this he blasted five half-centuries and a hundred as well this season. His impressive performance saw him winning the Emerging Player of the Tournament award.

Yashasvi Jaiswal recently made his Test debut as well on the same tour. He shined in the longest format of the game as well as he smashed a gigantic century on his maiden outing and then smashed a half-century in the second Test match.

IND vs WI: India and West Indies Playing 11 for the third T20I

West Indies Playing 11 for the first T20I:

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India Playing 11 for the first T20I:

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar

Coming to the series, West Indies are currently leading the series by the margin of 2-0. They have been exceptional in the two games and would be looking to bag the series.