Yashasvi Jaiswal against West Indies (Source: AFP)
Yashasvi Jaiswal is just 23 years old and already has seven Test centuries, the latest one coming on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in the national capital of India.
Adapt - Yashasvi Jaiswal's mantra for success
However, it is not just about the seven centuries; it is about the way the young man adapts to different conditions and moulds his game according to the situation. In Test cricket, he has played 26 matches so far, all of which have been in different venues, and the man still averages over 52.
Also, in his brief career, the southpaw has played in different parts of the globe and has already toured South Africa, Australia and England - three of the toughest places to bat for an Indian batter. He hit two centuries in England and one in Australia, and it showed quickly that he adapted to conditions where many great batters in the past have struggled on their maiden tour.
The South African tour in late 2023 was his first taste of alien conditions in SENA countries. He failed in the rainbow nation, but took important lessons from there and on his very next Test in SENA conditions, the batter hit a hundred in Adelaide. Jaiswal also hit a century in his first Test in England, and it shows how swiftly he adapts to different conditions.
Yashasvi Jaiswal in SENA countries
| Criterion | Australia | England | South Africa |
| Tests | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Runs | 391 | 411 | 50 |
| Average | 43.44 | 41.10 | 12.50 |
| 100s/50s | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
In India, too, he has played in different venues, which is quite a challenge and passed that Test with flying colours. He has an average of over 65 in home Tests and has already smashed two double centuries. In Perth, too, he scored 161 against Australia, which shows his hunger and his ability to navigate through different phases of the long innings.
Jaiswal, a rare talent with hunger and skills
The interesting aspect is that Yashasvi Jaiswal is not just a Test batter. He is a gun-T20 batter who goes after the bowler from ball one in the shortest format. He has a T20I strike-rate of 164.31, which shows that he changes his game according to the format, signifying an unbelievable ability to adapt.
In Test cricket, too, he displayed patience in tough batting conditions and avoided playing extravagant shots when not needed. At the same time, he has also batted aggressively in Test cricket when he felt that the conditions were suitable for it. Thus, Yashasvi Jaiswal is a rare gem in modern-day cricket who can score daddy hundreds in Test cricket in varied conditions and can smash boundaries for fun against the best of the bowlers if the situation requires it from him.
