Vikram Rathour believes young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has got the potential to play for India in the next 10 years following his impressive debut for India against West Indies. The Left-handed opener displayed excellent composure in his debut, as the youngster showed a lot of grit and determination to score his maiden century in International Cricket.
The 21-year-old also has the unique record of playing the maximum number of balls by an Indian debutant in the longer format of the game having played 387 balls in his knock of 171 runs in the 1st innings on the tough pitch at Dominica and the youngster fell just 17 runs short of being the highest run-scorer for India in 1st test.
Speaking to the media ahead of the 2nd game, Vikram Rathour being the former selector feels that the Southpaw has got the ability to play for India in the next ten years, as he has shown the potential to perform for the team at the highest level and hailed for his brilliant performance in the IPL 2023 for Rajasthan Royals.
“I’ve been a selector before, so whenever you pick a player you should pick him with the intent that he will play for India for the next 10 years. He definitely has the potential. For me the most important thing (even though) I haven’t worked with Yashasvi before, was that I had seen him scoring runs at the IPL, you saw how dynamic a batsman he is, the kind of stroke player he is. But he managed to change the game according to the situation of the team,” Vikram Rathour said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal made it into the Indian team following a terrific IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals and a domestic season with Mumbai. He impressed everyone with his fearless approach to batting at the top of the order.
Shubman Gill Will Play For The Indian Team For A Long Time, In All Three Formats – Vikram Rathour
Vikram Rathour backs young Indian batter Shubman Gill in the next game against West Indies as he showed the potential to do well in all three formats of the game and reckons that the Punjab batter will represent the country for a longer period in International Cricket.
“He has a lot of potential, he has reached that potential as well in other formats. He has made runs in Test cricket. Sometimes it takes a bit of time in a particular format, and he is taking that time, also he has that time. The potential that he has, I do not doubt that he is the future of the Indian team in batting. He will play for the Indian team for a long time, in all three formats,” Vikram Rathour added.
Young opener Shubman Gill moved down the batting order in place of the experienced Cheteshwar Pujara but the promising youngster could not make an impact for the team in the 1st innings as he scored only six runs in the game against the Men in Maroon.