Yashasvi Jaiswal will be great of the game one day - Kevin Pietersen

Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen hailed Yashasvi Jaiswal after the Indian opener hit a ton in IND vs ENG 3rd Test. Kevin Pietersen took to Twitter to hail Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that he can smash hundreds everywhere.

Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed another century in the IND vs ENG Test series. The left-handed batsman slammed a double ton in the previous 2nd Test. He again hit a ton in the 3rd Test to surpass the 400-run mark in the ongoing series.

Notably, after Rohit Sharma lost his wicket for 19 runs, Jaiswal held his patience and slammed the England bowlers out of the park. He scored 5 sixes and 9 boundaries to score 104 runs. He retired hurt after reaching his century.

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Kevin Pietersen hails Yashasvi Jaiswal on X

Cricketer-turned-commentator Kevin Pietersen hailed Yashasvi Jaiswal on X after his stunning show in India vs England 3rd Test. The left-handed batter said that he does not see a single weakness in his game.

“I don’t see a single weakness in Jaiswal’s game in Indian conditions. His greatest challenge is going to be scoring runs away from home. To be classified as a great player at the end of your career, you gotta get 100s away from home in ALL conditions”, Pietersen tweeted.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal will be great of the game one day: Kevin Pietersen

He also added that Jaiswal can score tons everywhere and can be a great of the game one day.

“And watching Jaiswal very closely over the last couple weeks, he CAN get 100s everywhere and I think he will be a GREAT of the game one day!”, he further wrote. Have a look at Kevin Pietersen’s tweets below.

I don’t see a single weakness in Jaiswal’s game in Indian conditions.

His greatest challenge is going to be scoring runs away from home.

To be classified as a great player at the end of your career, you gotta get 100s away from home in ALL conditions.

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) February 17, 2024

And watching Jaiswal very closely over the last couple weeks, he CAN get 100s everywhere and I think he will be a GREAT of the game one day! 🩵

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) February 17, 2024

Notably, Jaiswal has already shattered 3 centuries across just 7 games in his Test career. He owns an average of 57+ across 13 innings with 2 half-centuries. Jaiswal accounts for a double ton.

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Jaiswal leads the scoreboard to 196-2 on Day 3

Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal led the scoreboard to 196-2 at the stumps of Day 3. Shubman Gill also came up with a stunning knock, smacking an unbeaten 65 runs. India have lost two wickets Rohit Sharma (19) and Rajat Patidar (0).

In the 1st innings, India batted first and piled up a mammoth 445-10 in 1st innings with centuries by Rohit Sharma (131) and Ravindra Jadeja (112). Sarfaraz Khan also contributed runs on the board with his half-century (62).

Later, England replied with 319-10. The visitors were off to a superb start with Ben Duckett’s century (153). However, they faced a batting collapse on Day 3 with none of the other batsmen scoring a half-century.