Last Updated: July 12, 2023, 7:35 PM IST
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan make their Test debut for India (BCCI).
India handed debuts to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan in ahead of the first test against West Indies at the the Windsor Park in Dominica
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan were handed their debuts for India as they were named in the playing XI in the first test of the two-match series against West Indies at the Windsor Park in Dominica on Wednesday.
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The 21-year-old’s live story from the streets of Mumbai, where he was selling panipuri to supplement his cricket coaching, to breaking records in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is well documented.
Even though the youngster from Mumbai has played only 15 first-class matches, Jaiswal boasts an average of over 80 with nine centuries to his name and a top score of 265.
Jasiwal’s selction to the Indian men’s cricket team comes after tremendous form in IPL 2023, where he scored 625 runs in 14 matches in the season at an average of 48.08 and also scored a brilliant hundred. He had also slammed a 13-ball half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders during the tournament, to register the record of the fastest half-century in IPL history.
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He was named as the stand-by player in India’s World Test Championship final squad but did not feature in the loss at The Oval.
On Tuesday, Team India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed that Jaiswal would be making his debut, saying that he he hopes the young batter would make the spot his own as the team has been crying out for a left-hander in the side.
“So I think we will try to do this and hopefully this will go on for a long time. Because we have been looking for a left-hander for many years. So now that we have got that left-hander, let’s hope he performs well for the team. And he can really make that spot his own,” Rohit Sharma said.
Not Room for Bharat for India
As for Ishan Kishan, the wicket-keeper has featured in India’s limited overs games.
With KS Bharat not being able to contribute with the bat in the WTC Final, the Indian team have seemingly decided to go for Kishan’s aggressive batting in favour of Bharat’s reliable wicket-keeping ability.
Ishan Kishan has had a decent record in the limited-overs format and has scored a mammoth 210 against Bangladesh in December 2022.
