Rohit Sharma on Yashasvi’s debut, said he has the talent
Yashasvi Jaiswal always had the talent and now he has shown that he belongs at the highest level, India skipper Rohit Sharma said following the southpaw’s 171 on debut in the first Test against West Indies. Jaiswal became only the third Indian to score 150 on debut.
Rohit said after an innings and 141-run win –
“He has the talent, he has shown us in the past that he is ready. Came and batted sensibly. The temperament was also tested, at no stage he was panicking. The chats we had were to remind him that ‘you belong here. You have done the hard yards, enjoy your time here’.”
Rohit added – “I would like to start by saying it was a great effort with the ball. Getting them out for 150 set the game for us. We knew batting would get tough, it wasn’t easy to score runs.
“We knew we wanted to bat only once and bat long. Get over 400 runs and then we came out and bowled really well. The results speak for themselves, they have been doing it for a while.
Rohit further added –
“There isn’t much to tell them, it is about giving them the freedom to express. The experience these guys have on pitches like this is always a luxury. Both Ash and Jadeja were superb, specially Ashwin for coming out and bowling this way was class.
“Always nice to start well, it is a fresh cycle. We weren’t too worried about the pitch, we wanted to come here and get results.
