Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal received rich praise from Glenn Maxwell after registering a spectacular century in the first Test between India and Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The star Australian all-rounder predicted that Jaiswal would finish his Test career with more than 40 centuries.
Jaiswal’s century, his fourth in the longest format, came in the second innings as he played uncharacteristically, giving respect to the conditions and the famed Australian bowling line-up. He showed grit and determination to see off the new ball. As he got set at the crease, the southpaw blended caution with aggression and ended with a brilliant 161 off 297 balls. Jaiswal hit 15 fours and three sixes to help the tourists set Australia an improbable fourth innings target of 534. The Jasprit Bumrah-led side bowled out the hosts for 238 to win the match by 295 runs.
“He’s (Jaiswal) a guy that will probably get more than 40 Test hundreds and write some different records. He’s got a great ability to adapt to different conditions. It’s going to be scary if Australia can’t find a way to stop him over the next few games,” said Maxwell on ‘The Grade Cricketer’ podcast.
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Maxwell also lauded Jaiswal’s footwork and said that the batter doesn’t seem to have evident chinks in his armour.
“He played a lot of shots that will be on highlights packages, but the stuff he did in between… the balls he left, the balls he got in behind… His footwork is pretty crisp; doesn’t seem to have many weaknesses. Plays the short ball well, drives well, plays spin unbelievably well and can absorb pressure for periods of time,” he added.
Jaiswal has scored 1568 runs from 15 matches at a staggering average of 58.07 with four hundreds and eight fifties to his name. He will hope to build on his century in the remaining matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as India look to reach their third World Test Championship (WTC) final.