Yashasvi Jaiswal appeared to be in outstanding form on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground until a middle-field blunder with Virat Kohli lost him his wicket. Virat was at the non-striker’s end and was not impressed when the 23-year-old drove straight to mid-on and called for a run. The veteran pro, however, chose to trace the ball rather than deny the young player a single. Meanwhile, Jaiswal was well out of the crease, and Pat Cummins was fast to toss the ball to keeper Alex Carey, who had the simple task of removing the bails.
When Jaiswal left for 82 runs, he was really disappointed. Kohli’s focus was also disturbed by the hubbub, and he quickly left for 36. India was in a difficult situation after the run-out because the visitors were obviously behind as Day 2 came to a close. Darren Lehman, a former cricket player, blamed Jaiswal for the incident since he thought there was never a run in the first place. He went on to say that the Mumbai hitter made a poor decision by running straight after hitting the ball.
In fact, Jaiswal was at fault, in my opinion. He struck it directly at Patty Cummins, one of the world’s top fielders for a fast bowler. At pace, it went directly to him, and he simply took off. “The young guy just had a little brain fade,” Lehmann stated during commentary on ABC Sport.
“There was no run. Unless I’m seeing at something else, he hit it right at him. “It’s a completely different ballgame today if they made it through that 25 minutes, and he was batting beautifully,” he continued.
The young man was simply overwhelmed at the moment: Darren Lehmann
With just a few overs remaining in the day and Australia pressing hard, Lehmann thinks that Jaiswal was under increasing strain. He pointed out that the child might have made a mistake as a result of feeling stressed.
“I believe the young man simply became overwhelmed by the pressure that was mounting at the time. “He knew he could be 100 last night or early this morning if they made it through the 25 minutes,” Lehmann continued.
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