'It’s an honour to play with him': Yashasvi Jaiswal talks about batting with Virat Kohli

Young India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a phenomenal half century to earn a victory for India in the second T20I against Afghanistan on Sunday. Coming down to bat as an opener alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, the 22-year-old produced a terrific knock of 68 off 34 balls, at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Following the win against the Afghan cricket team, Jaiswal opened up on his performance. READ | India vs Afghanistan talking points “Kaafi maza aaya batting karne me, aur wicket bhi kaafi accha tha. Humare pass accha target tha toh mere dimaag me ye hi tha ki ek accha start dena hai team ko aur uss ke hisaab se agar mai accha start deta hoon toh continue rakkhon aur acche shots khelte rahoon jis pe runs aate rahe, [I really enjoyed a lot batting in the game and the pitch was also good. We had an achievable target to chase down and I wanted to earn a good start. So, as per the situation I wanted to keep playing effective shots which can help us in scoring runs],” Jaiswal said in a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “Explosive batting display with Virat Kohli. That sprint & run-out. Conversations with Captain Rohit Sharma. In conversation with fifty-up Yashasvi Jaiswal,” read the post shared by BCCI.

Explosive batting display with @imVkohli 🤝
That sprint & run-out 😎
Conversations with Captain @ImRo45 🙌

In conversation with fifty-up @ybj_19 👌👌 - By @ameyatilak

WATCH 🎥🔽 #TeamIndia | #INDvAFG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/qJgrKwarFA

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 15, 2024

Chasing 173 runs, Jaiswal and Virat Kohli stitched a solid partnership of 57 runs. Jaiswal and Kohli’s brilliance with the bat helped the hosts in weathering the storm having lost skipper Rohit early in the innings. Jaiswal revealed how it felt to play along with Kohli. “Actually, it is always a pleasure to play with Virat bhaiya. It’s an honour to play with him. We were having conversations like where we can play and what shots we can play on this wicket,” the southpaw disclosed. Later, allrounder Dube also pulled off a sublime unbeaten knock of 63 off 32 balls to guide his side to a resounding six-wicket victory. Team India scored the winning runs with 26 balls to spare. India will now aim to whitewash Afghanistan in the third and final T20I on Wednesday, 17 January.