With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announcing their retirement from T20I cricket, young Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is expected to get an important role in the team. Jaiswal was part of India’s victorious T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
The southpaw did not get a chance in the tournament but his temperament and caliber will certainly make him a mainstay in the T20I team. Following India’s T20 World Cup final victory against South Africa, Jaiswal was found in a jubilant mood in the dressing room.
The youngster even posed with the prized trophy and shared a couple of pictures of him on Instagram. “Can’t explain in words,” read the caption of the post shared by Jaiswal.
The post impressed Indian cricket fans but it was one of Suryakumar Yadav’s comments that seems to have gained the attention of social media users. Reacting to Jaiswal’s post, Surya cheekily commented, “Mat kar SOJA, [Don’t do it, sleep].”
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Suryakumar Yadav’s hilarious comment took the internet by storm as many social media users reacted to it by dropping laughing emojis. Some even congratulated Surya for taking a brilliant catch to dismiss South Africa’s David Miller in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. Another Instagram user commented, “Next T20 opener of Indian cricket team.”
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One person felt, “Next Hitman aap hi ho yaad rakhna, [Don’t forget, you are the next Hitman].”
Taking note of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden T20 World Cup campaign, another user commented, “That Feeling of being a World Cup debutant & winning it is Truly Special.”
Making a bold prediction, one fan wrote, “Next World Cup is yours, champion.”
“Bro is world champion at the age of 22,” read another response.
In T20I cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal has already featured in 17 matches and has so far scored 502 runs at a strike rate of 161.93. Jaiswal has an average of 33.46 in T20Is with the highest score of 100. The 22-year-old has one century and four half centuries to his name in the shortest format of the game.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal is next expected to feature in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. India’s tour of Zimbabwe will start with a T20I match scheduled to be played on July 6 at the Harare Sports Club.
India’s squad for T20I series against Zimbabwe: Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande
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