In a bid to better his chances of breaking into India’s white-ball teams, Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has started working on his wicket-keeping skills.
Yashasvi kept wickets for a few overs during Mumbai’s practice match played in preparation for the Ranji Trophy opener and posted pictures in wicket-keeper’s gear on social media.
“With Yashasvi, I feel he is trying hard to start keeping wickets. That’s what I heard from him. He wants to keep wickets for Mumbai or for the Indian team. There is heavy competition in the top-order in the India T20 and one-day sides. It has been a trend in the India team where good batters, unable to find a place in the playing XI, have taken to wicket-keeping. To fit into the ODI side, KL Rahul has turned from a specialist batter into a keeper-batter. Yashasvi has been a reserve n the India ODI side as captain Shubman Gill opens the batting with Rohit Sharma. In the T20 side, Yashasvi has not been picked for a long time. His Rajasthan Royals’ opening partner Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been selected as understudy to Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.
Asked about it during the pre-season press conference, skipper Siddhesh Lad said Yashasvi’s aim will eventually be to try and keep wickets in competitive games. That is what he is aiming for, that is what I feel but I haven’t got any clarity on that,” said Lad.
Earlier, under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy, Rahul Dravid also did the same and played for a considerable time as a keeper-batter in the ODI side.
