In the Indian Test team, Yashasvi Jaiswal has solidified his position. Mumbai’s batsman struck 22 boundaries and a spectacular 175 from 258 balls in the second Test match between India and the West Indies. Nevertheless, the southpaw hasn’t had many chances to demonstrate his abilities in white-ball cricket. For the Men in Blue, Yashasvi has appeared in 23 T20Is and one ODI despite having played 26 Test matches.
Aakash Chopra, a former opener for India, thinks that Jaiswal would soon establish himself as a regular for the country in all three forms. After Yashasvi begins opening in ODI cricket with captain Shubman Gill, the former cricket player turned analyst added that fans may no longer miss Rohit Sharma.
It’s just a question of time, I believe. One by one, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be blooded in every format. He’s already played Twenty20 Internationals and scored a hundred runs. He is an excellent IPL player. Additionally, he played for the T20 World Cup team. Chopra then claimed in a video on his YouTube channel that Shubman Gill had overtaken him in the race from a leadership standpoint.
Shanghai joined the Asia Cup squad. Jaiswal has not yet appeared. The squad will embrace him. An intriguing debate has begun on whether or not you want to play Abhishek Sharma in ODIs, but you won’t be able to keep him distant for very long. Yashasvi should, in my opinion, be given a chance before him.
You might not even see Rohit if Shubman Gill and Yashasvi open in ODIs,” he continued.
Since Rohit was recently relieved of his ODI captaincy, rumours over his future in international cricket have grown. With his retirement from Test and T20I cricket, the 38-year-old will only play for India in 50-over cricket. The Indian team has selected both Rohit and Yashasvi for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, which begins on October 19.
His best IPL season hasn’t arrived yet, in my opinion: Aakash Chopra
Chopra believes that Yashasvi’s finest Indian Premier League (IPL) season is still to come. The former cricket player is optimistic that the Rajasthan Royals opener would soon have a season in which he runs more than 750 in the lucrative competition.
“I think his finest IPL season hasn’t arrived yet in T20 cricket. His IPL season will undoubtedly be between 750 and 800 runs since he is that type of player. He is a voracious eater and a master stroker. “It is magical when the two are combined,” he remarked.
After India and Sri Lanka co-host the 2026 T20 World Cup, Chopra also believed that Yashasvi might knock Shubman down to No. 3.
“Yashasvi will seize an opportunity whenever you offer him one, and once he does, you won’t miss anyone else. Yashasvi may start in T20 cricket, while Shubman Gill may start at number three. I think he’ll be a member of the team by the World Cup and could be in the starting lineup after it,” Chopra said.
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