Sanjay Bangar, a former Indian batting coach, blamed Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s run-out in the second Test of the present series against the West Indies on India captain Shubman Gill. Jaiswal was run out for 175 off 258 on the second delivery of Day 2 because to a communication breakdown between him and the Indian captain.
Bangar believed Shubman Gill should have trusted Jaiswal’s call and continued the run rather than ball-watching and halting after a short distance down the track.
“The drive was played, and Shubman Gill did have a look at the ball and had a start from the non-striker’s end before saying ‘no’. The speed at which Jaiswal hit the shot, Gill may have been thinking about that. The call was the striker’s, he should have supported that, because he had moved a bit further after watching the ball, and Jaiswal had covered a lot of distance as well by then,” stated Bangar in a discussion on JioHotstar.
Jaiswal’s run-out meant he could not get to his third double-ton in the red-ball format. The Bhadohi-born had already got to two in February 2024, both of which came against the home series against England. Jaiswal’s 175-run knock that came to a halt on Saturday became his third-highest score in red-ball internationals so far, eclipsing the 171 he scored on Test debut in 2023, also against the West Indies.
After the run-out was executed by Tevin Imlach, Jaiswal had a good stare at Gill before slamming his own forehead. He almost tried to convey that it was his call and that Gill should have opted to run instead of showing any sort of hesitation.
India eventually declared on 518/5 in 134.2 overs. Gill himself scored 129 off 196 and was unbeaten till the end. He opted on declaring the innings after the dismissal of Dhruv Jurel (44 off 79). Gill was the second-highest run-scorer for the hosts after Jaiswal.
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