‘He must be kicking himself’- Aakash Chopra on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal in Mumbai Test

India has struggled at bat in the current series against New Zealand. Shubman Gill took over and helped the side grab the lead for the first time in the series when the trend continued in the third Test in Mumbai. The innings began with a string of boundaries from captain Rohit Sharma, who left after scoring eighteen runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal soon returned to the pavilion after reaching thirty.

At the end of the first day’s play, the youthful player tried a reverse sweep against Ajaz Patel to clean up, but he appeared to be well settled. Virat Kohli was also run-out for four runs after Jaiswal was gone, and nightwatchman Mohammed Siraj recorded a golden duck, opening the floodgates for India.

Following Rohit’s dismissal, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gill appeared to be in terrific form and were predicted to finish the day, but the Kiwis were back in the game after one wicket invited two more.

Aakash Chopra, a former cricket player, has said that Jaiswal will be cursing himself for playing such a shot at that moment, especially considering the circumstances surrounding his dismissal.

Was it necessary? No, it wasn’t. He could have hit a four, but it wouldn’t have altered anything. He must be feeling guilty about what he did. Your shot was prepared before the ball was released from your hand, according to the reverse sweep story. Chopra stated, “It’s a preset shot,” on Colours Cineplex.

Sometimes you see the ball while reacting, but when you go for a drive, the ball isn’t there. You feel even more depressed, though, because you made the decision to play this shot before the ball was bowled, and when it’s poorly done and you witness a collapse,

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you wish you hadn’t played it,” he continued. In the meantime, Gill scored 90 runs as India took a 28-run lead after scoring 263 runs in the first innings.