Saim Ayub vs Yashasvi Jaiswal: Who Is A Better Batter In T20Is?

Saim Ayub and Yashasvi Jaiswal [Source: @itskishankishor, @CricketFeedIN/x.com]

Pakistan are currently playing South Africa in the second T20I of the three match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Whil Babar Azam was slotted to open the innings with the Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan, the management decided to go with more attacking option in Saim Ayub.

Saim Ayub is considered to be one of the greatest rising talents in Pakistan. He is pitched in as an attacking batter and is expected to be a vital cog in the asian conditions. On a similar stage is India's Yashasvi Jaiswal. The young Indian batter is seen as one of the future stars in world cricket. Both the players have a pretty young international career. Let us compare their T20 skills at this early stages of their career.

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Saim Ayub: Similarities

Attitude: Both Saim Ayub and Yashasvi Jaiswal are naturally aggressive batters. Both these batters look to take on the bowlers from the beginning of their innings. However, the temperament of playing long and impactful knocks is there in both the batters.

Left-handed Opening Batter: Coincidentally, both these young batters are left handed and open the innings for their team. While Jaiswal has a more conventional style, Saim Ayub's stance and technique is more suitable for the modern day game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Saim Ayub: T20I Career Stats

If we see at the numbers of the two players in T20Is, then we see that Yashasvi Jaiswal has been more consistent and has even scored runs at a greater rate than Saim Ayub. So, we can say that even though Ayub has shown a lot of promise and has enough talent to make it big in the international stage, at the current stages of the career Jaiswal is a better T20I better than him.

---

ALSO READ

[Watch] Rizwan Falls Cheaply As Van Der Dussen Pulls Off A Stunner At The Boundary

---