WATCH: 'Ball jane toh do yaar...': Yashasvi Jaiswal loses cool after batting partner's reckless call nearly costs India
India's youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal is back to scoring runs against his favourite opposition, England. After being dismissed for 13 and 0 at Lord's, the first time in 7 Test against England that he wasn't able to cross fifty, the 23-year-old bounced back in style and continued his form against the Ben Stokes led team.
Coming in to bat first on the opening day of the Old Trafford Test, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal built a partnership of 94 runs for the first wicket, but it was broken by Chris Woakes shortly after lunch. KL Rahul edged to second slip, missing his half-century by four runs, while Jaiswal remained determined on the crease to complete his fifity.
Sai Sudharsan was included in the playing XI in place of Karun Nair.
After Rahul's wicket, India's rising star Sai Sudarshan stepped onto the crease and joined Jaiswal. Sudarshan had made is Test debut in the series opener at Leeds, but he was dropped from the squad after a disappointing performance in Test.
Given the circumstances, his nervousness was pretty much expected as the youngster would feel the pressure after being dropped following a poor first Test. Sudharsan looked defensive, avoiding anything outside off-stump and limiting his shot-making. Sanjay Manjrekar also highlighted that he missed out on capitalising on a few loose deliveries, including overpitched half-volleys.
So when a run scoring opportunity came, Sudharsan jumped at it, stuck on 3 off 18 balls, he drove a delivery from Brydon Carse in the 37th over, just managing to get it past mid-on. On the next ball, a full toss was nudged wide of the fielder, but even before it had clearly beaten him, a visibly eager Sudharsan bolted for a run.
Yashasvi Jaiswal backfired at Sai Sudarshan
The decision nearly backfired, as Jaiswal was still inside his crease at the non-striker's end. Had the fielder reacted quickly and sent in an accurate throw, it could have spelled trouble for India or worse, resulted in the run-out of a well-set Jaiswal.
Jaiswal lost his cool and said to Sai before the next ball, 'Sai, ball jaane toh de yaar'. But, the three runs that Sudharsan and Jaiswal managed to take in between the wickets gave the game Sai a much-needed boost in confidence. He began to look more calm at the crease, and in the very next over, Sudharsan showcased his timing with a classy flick off Jofra Archer for four.
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India lost Jaiswal shortly after, as he edged Liam Dawson to Harry Brook at first slip, handing the left-arm spinner his first Test wicket in eight years. Before the dismissal, Jaiswal and Sudharsan had a partnership of 26 runs for the second wicket.
Jaiswal's wicket brought Shubman Gill to the crease, but the India captain was greeted with a wave of boos from the crowd. However, once Gill and Sudharsan came together, the running between the wickets noticeably improved. Having recently opened together for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, their familiarity was clearly visible as they communicated and coordinated their runs with ease.
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