 "Yashasvi Jaiswal called 'confused' by ex-India cricketer after dismissal in Lord's Test chase: 'He was not comfortable'")
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa feels a muddled approach from Yashasvi Jaiswal led to his early downfall against Jofra Archer during the Indian cricket team’s chase in the Lord’s Test as the visitors suffered a heartbreaking defeat by 22 runs . With just 193 runs needed to win in the final innings, India were seen as the favourites and Jaiswal, who averages 50.78 in 22 Tests, was seen as someone who could be a potential match-winner for Shubman Gill and Co. But the opener only lasted for seven balls and got out for a duck.
Jaiswal’s dismissal came as he attempted an uncharacteristic pull shot against Archer on a short delivery that was pitched outside off. Generally, Jaiswal would have played a cut shot on such a delivery, a shot that he has mastered over the years, but he went for a pull shot against Archer as the pace outfoxed him, leading to an easy top-edged catch for wicket-keeper Jamie Smith.
Uthappa feels Jaiswal was confused during Lord’s dismissal
Analysing Jaiswal’s dismissal, former India opener Uthappa added that the opener never looked comfortable in the middle and it seemed like he was not sure what approach to take as the target was not so big.
“Yashasvi was genuinely not comfortable from the word go. You could see through the over that he was confused, so to speak, not clear. Maybe not confused, but just not clear as to how he wants to approach it. Because it was only 190 runs, I think he was half and half. It almost seemed like an afterthought, that shot,” Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.
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Uthappa also added that Karun Nair, who got out lbw after failing to read a Brydon Carse delivery that moved back in, was guilty of not following the delivery properly.
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More Shorts“He (Nair) left it at the point of delivery. I don’t think he watched it coming in and made that decision as the ball came to him. Until that point, that dude was batting solid, man. He is batting so well,” Uthappa added.
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Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who has worked with Jaiswal for several years at Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, had also remarked while commentating on Sky Sports that the Indian opener looked tired and uncomfortable in the middle.
“Watching Jaiswal in the first over that he faced, he didn’t look comfortable, he didn’t look watchable. He has spent a long time at short leg for India, and he has come out looking a bit jaded,” he said on commentary.
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