On Day 1 of the second Test match between India and England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an aggressive 87 runs off just 107 deliveries. On Wednesday, July 2, when the tourists ended the day at 310/5 in 85 overs, he was one of India’s most impressive players.
Jaiswal attacked each stray delivery that came his way while batting with great style.
Like the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, he played and missed many cuts. Ben Stokes, however, dismissed him with a harmless delivery that was put short and wide of off-stump just as he was about to reach his second Test century of the tour and sixth overall. Jaiswal tried to hit a cut shot, but the ball escaped the bottom edge and reached wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, who caught it flawlessly.
Bowlers should aim to deliver regularly on a decent length around off-stump and wait patiently for Jaiswal to make a mistake, according to former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara.
It is essential that you bowl on a nice length and off-stump. After the play that day, Pujara advised the broadcasters, “Keep doing that and wait for him to make a mistake.”
He has total control after completing that first thirty minutes: Pujara
Once Jaiswal is positioned at the crease, according to Pujara, he appears to be in total control and doesn’t give up scoring opportunities with his variety of shots, which makes it challenging for bowlers to pitch to him.
“At first, it seemed like he was straining too hard to make shots, but as he calmed down, his strokes were amazing. He has total control when he gets through that first thirty minutes. “A bowling team finds it extremely challenging because he never misses a scoring opportunity,” Pujara stated.
“He drives really well if you put in the effort. He cuts nicely if it’s short outside off-stump. When you attempt bumpers, he pulls with assurance. “Against him, bowlers have a very narrow margin of error,” Pujara continued.
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