Yashasvi Jaiswal performed exceptionally well in the first Test against Australia in Perth during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar test match series. The left-handed opener batsman scored a brilliant 161 runs in the second innings, and this helped team India to gain a one sided 295 run victory against Australia. He dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test match, still his remarkable comeback during second innings of the match has impressed everyone, including the Australian team and Australian media.
The Daily Telegraph media called the 22 years old cricketer with a nickname of “The New King” arrived, which creates a joy among Indian cricket fans. Legendary cricketers like Brett Lee, and Adam Gilchrist, as well as current Australian players such as Mitchell Starc, and Glenn Maxwell, appreciated Yashaswi Jaiswal’s efforts in the test. His 201-run opening partnership with wicket keeper batsman KL Rahul (77 runs) during the second innings of a test match played a crucial role in India’s victory against Australia.
This was Yashaswi Jaiswal’s fourth Test match century, and all the remaining centuries also exceeding 150 runs. He played his debut test match in July 2023. In that match he scored 171 runs against the team West Indies. He has hit two double centuries against England and gathered 712 runs from five test match series. His score of 161 runs against Australia enhanced his reputation in global cricket and established him as a rising star of world cricket. He needs to score consistently in difficult conditions and need to contribute to the team consistently. These performances of Yashaswi Jaiswal indicates that he has a potential to become next superstar opening batsman in Indian cricket team.
Reasons behind Yashasvi Jaiswal Could Be India’s Next Superstar
1. Fearless Batting Technique:
Yashaswi Jaiswal’s bold and fearless batting style against world’s top bowlers, like Australia’s fast bowlers, indicates his aggressive playing style in the game. He scored run very quickly, and hence he has a strike rate of around 68, this also gives his team members more time to bowl out opposite team. He has scored all of his centuries at really impressive strike rates, and his unique batting style as well as huge range of shot selection makes him very difficult to bowl against.
2. Opening Batter:
Currently India don’t have many experienced opening batsmen for Test matches. Rohit Sharma also nearer to his retirement. In this kind of scenario, Yashaswi Jaiswal has a golden chance to cement his spot in Indian cricket team. Strong performances from a opening batsman give the team a solid start and helps him to build a positive reputation.
3. Capability to Play Huge Innings:
Yashaswi Jaiswal has consistently turned his centuries into huge scores. As of now all his Test match hundreds exceeding 150 runs. This ability allows his team members to handle challenges in the game like playing the second new ball and this shows a maturity of this young batsman.
4. Strong and Confident batting approach:
Yashaswi Jaiswal is just 22 years old batsman. Still, he already shown great self-belief. His century in Perth will definitely motivate him to maintain his current form for the remaining matches of the ongoing test series. Cricket experts such as Ravi Shastri believes that he will be the next big talent in Indian cricket team.
Indian cricket history indicates that early success in the career in difficult conditions such as playing overseas matches with dominant cricket teams like Australia, often prepares future legendary cricketers. Global cricket icons like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Lakshman, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Virat Kohli utilised these overseas cricket experiences to reach new heights in their cricket careers. The way Yashaswi Jaswal currently playing indicates that he is following footsteps of these legendary cricket players.
