NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar believes that Yashasvi Jaiswal is ready to make his international debut for India, considering his stellar season in the IPL.
Jaiswal's innings of 50 runs off 36 balls played a crucial role in Rajasthan Royals' four-wicket victory over Punjab Kings on Friday. He has been in excellent form throughout the tournament, currently standing as the second-highest run-scorer with 625 runs from 14 matches. Only Faf du Plessis of Royal Challengers Bangalore has more runs, with 702 from 13 matches.
Moreover, Jaiswal's performance includes the fastest IPL half-century in just 13 balls, showcasing his explosive batting ability. He has also surpassed Shaun Marsh's record from 2008 to become the highest run-getter among uncapped players in a single IPL season.
Given Jaiswal's consistent performances and outstanding statistics, Gavaskar believes that he deserves an opportunity to represent the country while he is in peak form. Gavaskar's endorsement suggests that Jaiswal's performances in the IPL have impressed cricket experts, and he may soon earn a chance to play for the Indian national team.
"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 is also sky-rocketed.
"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."
1/10:IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals eliminate Punjab Kings to stay alive
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2/10:Royals eliminate Kings
<p>Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal starred as Rajasthan Royals dumped Punjab Kings out of the IPL on Friday. </p>AP
3/10:Sam Curran
<p>Sam Curran fell one run short of his 50 as Punjab put on 187/5 with Navdeep Saini taking 3/40 for Rajasthan. </p>PTI
4/10:Navdeep Saini
<p>Punjab were in trouble at 50/4 after 6.3 overs when Navdeep Saini sent Liam Livingstone's off stump flying and captain Shikhar Dhawan falling for 17. </p>ANI
5/10:Vital stands
<p>Curran's valiant 49 came off 31 balls with four fours and two sixes included vital partnerships with Jitesh Sharma (44) and Shahrukh Khan (41). </p>ANI
6/10:Jos Buttler
<p>In reply for the Royals, Jos Buttler fell for his latest duck of his lacklustre season, trapped leg-before to a vicious inswinger by Kagiso Rabada. </p>AFP
7/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>But Jaiswal continued in his stellar form with yet another half-century, off 36 balls. </p>AFP
8/10:Devdutt Padikkal
<p>Sanju Samson (2) fell to Rahul Chahar but Devdutt Padikkal made 51 before falling to a stunning catch by Harpreet Brar off Arshdeep Singh. </p>PTI
9/10:The reprieve
<p>Hetmyer almost saw the Royals home and exchanged sharp words with Curran when he was given out caught behind, only to be reprieved on review. </p>AP
10/10:Hetmyer falls
<p>Curran got his man and his only wicket in the 19th over, with Hetmyer departing for 46 off 28 after a brilliant catch by Dhawan at cover. </p>AFPGavaskar said Jaiswal had the right mentality and technique to play for India.
"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," Gavaskar said.
"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."
(With agencies inputs)
