Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajasthan Royals’ in-form opener and this year’s second-most runscorer yet, is ready for his India cap according to India legend Sunil Gavaskar.
The former India captain said Jaiswal should get his opportunity to represent the country when he is in peak form.
“I think he’s ready and should be given a chance,” Gavaskar told Star Sports before Friday’s match. “When a player is in form and then he gets the chance, his confidence also sky-rockets.
“There’s always doubt — ‘Am I ready for international standard?’ If your form isn’t good at the time, your doubt increases. So it’s important to be in form at that time.”
The 21-year-old Jaiswal made a 36-ball 50 on Friday to guide the Royals to a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings. He is second on the list of top run-scorers with 625 from 14 matches behind RCB’s Faf du Plessis (702 from 13). He too hit the fastest IPL half-century off 13 balls and eclipsed Australian Shaun Marsh’s 15-year record to become the highest run-getter among uncapped players in a single season.
Gavaskar added that Jaiswal had the right mentality and technique to play for the country. “If a batter scores 40-50 runs in T20 in 20-25 balls, he has done well for the team. But if he’s an opener, you’d want him to play 15 overs.
“If he scores a century, your team total would easily cross the 190-200 mark. That’s why the way Yashasvi has batted this season has made me happy. He’s a technical batter as well.”
