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‘Different From...,’ Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Childhood Coach After Opener's 209 vs ENG

image-ls7e0f9hJaiswal celebrating his maiden doubt ton (X.com)

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's childhood coach, Jwala Singh, reckons that his student's adaptability and temperament are what set him apart from other batters in the Indian team.

Jaiswal was at his absolute best as he scored his maiden double ton in the first innings of the ongoing second Test between India and England in Vizag. Opening the batting, Jaiswal contributed more than fifty percent of his team's total. The other batters couldn't even manage to reach the 40-run mark.

The dynamic left-handed opener paced his innings really well, accumulating 209 runs off 290 balls, including 19 fours and 7 sixes. He achieved the milestone of becoming the second Indian opener to score a Test double-century against England, also ranking as the third-youngest Indian to achieve this feat. This marked his second Test century. Thanks to his outstanding double century, Team India posted a total of 396 runs in their first innings.

Having seen Jaiswal from close quarters, Jwala stressed upon the fact of the player's consistent performance across all the tournaments he has played, highlighting his consistency and adaptability with the bat.

"Looking at his junior cricket, such as when he played for Mumbai under-16s, he scored a double hundred, and the same for Mumbai under-19s, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy, and Vijay Hazare Trophy. He has the ability to play long innings with an aggressive nature. In T20 cricket, he adopts a different attitude, while in Test cricket, he plays with a distinct approach. His adaptability and temperament set him apart from others, making him different from other players,"  said Jwala Singh in an interview with PTI.

Jwala also highlighted Jaiswal's change in attitude following a disappointing 2021 IPL season, explaining how an intensive training regimen injected aggression into the young batter's playing style. He openly commended Jaiswal's significant presence in the national squad and expressed optimism for even greater achievements from the player in the future.

"That time there was COVID in India. I took him to my native place at Gorakhpur and I used to tell him to hit as many sixes as he can against in a big ground against the spinners. He used to do lot of plastic-ball practice for pull and cut shots and also sweep shot against the spinners. I think that (was the) time he started developing many strokes and that really helped him,”  Jwala added.

Despite scoring a daddy hundred in the first innings, Jaiswal couldn’t contribute much with the bat in India's second innings. He fell victim to a swinging delivery from James Anderson, leading to a catch by Joe Root at slip. Consequently, Jaiswal departed the crease with a score of 17 off 27.