Yashasvi Jaiswal wanted that hundred at MCG: Sanjay Manjrekar

In the first innings of the Boxing Day Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed some outstanding cricketing skills. He hit 82 runs and appeared at ease handling the Australian quicks before a mishap with Virat Kohli resulted in his departure. The young player drove it right to the mid-on and instantly demanded a run, but Jaiswal was run out because Kohli, the non-striker, wasn’t interested.

Kohli’s focus was also disrupted by the dismissal, and he left the game shortly after for 36 runs. Speaking on Jaiswal’s performance, veteran cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said the 23-year-old was keen to get the century and that, except from Mitchell Starc early on, the player felt at ease playing against Australia’s quicks. Additionally, he thinks that Jaiswal’s century in Perth could have been even more spectacular.

“Yashasvi Jaiswal had some things to say to Virat Kohli, considering how young he is.

There, he was arguing his point. That demonstrates how much he valued the innings. He would have received a hundred out of habit, and that would have been an even greater score than Perth’s. Even if it was a significant one, Manjrekar stated during a debate that the Perth pitch had taken on an Indian feel for two days.

“This was a good attack and a typical Australian pitch.” He therefore desired that hundred. We saw that Jaiswal’s batting had some excellent qualities. He had been in the crease for two hours when he reached fifty. He has that game. He also appears at ease against all the other fast bowlers, with the exception of Mitchell Starc,” he continued.

In the meantime, the visitors closed the distance in the first innings with to outstanding batting performances by Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar on Day 3. India also lost the wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant very cheaply after dismissing Jaiswal and Kohli in quick succession. However, the Rohit Sharma-led team scored 369 runs in the first innings thanks to Reddy’s 114 and Sundar’s 50.