IND vs WI: "We Have A Long Way To Go"- Yashasvi Jaiswal On Him And Shubman Gill's Comparisons With Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan

Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a good start to his international career. After scoring a Test century on his Test debut, the Southpaw has now scored his maiden T20I fifty in just his second match. His unbeaten knock helped India draw level in the series.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill (77) added 165 for the first wicket in a chase of 179 in the fourth T20I. The southpaw was also awarded the Man of the Match as he surpassed Rohit Sharma to become the youngest Indian batter to score a T20I fifty.

The southpaw while speaking after the game dismissed comparisons of him and Gill with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Jaiswal was quick to admit that they are veterans and legends of the game while they are just getting started in their respective careers.

“What they (Rohit and Shikhar) have done is amazing. They are legends of the game. I just think that we just need to go and try doing what we can do. We have a long way to go” said Jaiswal.

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Rohit and Shikhar are fourth on the list of pairs who have scored the most runs as an opening combination in ODIs. In 115 innings, they have notched up 5148 runs at an average of 45.55 with 18-century partnerships.

Jaiswal and Gill, on the other hand, opened just for the second time together in international careers. The southpaw said that he is looking forward to learning about the game from his seniors in the squad.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looking To Learn From His Seniors

“I go and talk with my seniors. We have amazing bunch of seniors like Rohit bhaiya, Virat bhaiya, Hardik bhaiya, Surya bhaiya and Rahul sir. The way they talk. I make sure to listen to their experiences. I just try to gather as much information possible from their talks and put that in my game,” the 21-year-old said.

Jaiswal and Gill were neck to neck in their innings throughout the time they batted together. The way they batted made many believe that they can be the next white-ball openers for India. Both will open together again in the decider on Sunday (August 13).

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