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The India National Cricket Team have already arrived in Sri Lanka for the forthcoming two-match Test series. During the first training session on Wednesday, the Men in Blue opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was seen doing close-in fielding drills, and he posted some of his photos on Instagram and captioned them in a hilarious manner, recalling Rohit Sharma's advice.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma share a special bond as both cricketers come from Mumbai, and the Southpaw made his Test and ODI debut under the former India captain. Jaiswal has impressed everyone with his skills and mindset during his debut in the West Indies in 2023, where he scored a big hundred and announced himself on the big stage.
Yashasvi Jaiswal recalls Rohit Sharma's BGT moment
While sharing the close-in fielding drills photos, he took a sly swipe at Rohit Sharma, who has been known for his hilarious stump-mic words fielding in slips and other close-in places for the Men in Blue. Jaiswal recalled Rohit Sharma's hilarious chat with him during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 series.
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Now taking a funny dig at his former captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal captioned on Instagram, "Because once a legend said ‘jab tak khelega nahi, tab tak uthneka nahi’." Yashasvi is expected to open with KL Rahul in the first Test, scheduled for August 15 at the Galle International Stadium in Galle.
What happened between Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal during 2024/25 BGT?
The incident happened during the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) while Steve Smith was batting and Ravindra Jadeja was bowling; Jaiswal flinched and jumped early while trying to evade a defensive shot close to the bat.
Rohit famously scolded Yashasvi Jaiswal via the stump mic while Jaiswal was fielding at silly point: "Gully cricket khel raha hai kya? Neeche baith ke rah, jab tak ball khelega nahi, uthne ka nahi!" (Are you playing gully cricket? Stay low, don't get up until the batsman plays the ball!).
Yashasvi Jaiswal's record under Rohit Sharma
Under Rohit, Yashasvi had the best Test years playing in India. He has scored 1605 runs, with the former being the captain, with a high score of 214* and an excellent average of 53.50, in 32 innings. He has scored his most Test runs under Rohit Sharma as captain. In the ODIs, he has just played one game, scoring 15 runs.
On his Test debut, Yashasvi scored 171 and became an unstoppable force in Test cricket. He has scored hundreds in SENA countries, scoring a combined three hundreds in Australia and England, which showcases his prowess to play in tough bounce and seaming conditions.
He has the record for scoring two double hundreds in a Test series and is only the third Indian to do it after Vinoo Mankad and Virat Kohli. He achieved the milestone in the 2023/24 season when England toured India for a 5 match Test series. The left-hander will look to give India some good starts in Sri Lanka and score big runs in his first series in the Island nation.
