Yashasvi Jaiswal didn’t have the best of starts to his IPL 2024 campaign as he managed just 121 runs from the first seven innings of the season for Rajasthan Royals. On Monday, he stormed back into form with a well-crafted innings that saw him score his second century of IPL career and extend RR’s dominant run as they beat Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in Jaipur.
Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 104 off 60, an innings featuring nine fours and seven sixes. One of the distinctive features of the left-handed openers innings was that he didn’t go all guns blazing and instead, waited for the loose balls to maximise his scoring opportunities.
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was highly impressed with Jaiswal’s approach and lauded the 22-year-old for a mature innings.
“Yeah, beautiful. But the fact of the matter is, he’s taking his time, looking at the ball right from up at the back, and he’s playing cricketing shots. He’s got all the stuff, he doesn’t have to worry about it,” Lara said on Star Sports.
Riding on Jaiswal’s century, RR made short work of 180-run target set by MI at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, overhauling it in 18.4 overs.
“…when you do get on top of the bowlers, that’s when you take it back, because that’s what I love about Yashasvi. It was well put together, great cricketing shots, he’s managed throughout the innings, and anyone knows, if you’re chasing such a good total, at Jaipur and you bounce through the innings, you’re soon as going to get there. So he’s shown a lot of responsibility, a lot of maturity, and I’m very happy to have him back,” Lara said.
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Before Jaiswal, it was Sandeep Sharma who left MI batters in daze with an excellent spell of 5/18 from four overs.
“Very, very big impact, and also mentioned the fact that he (Sandeep) went unsold a couple of years ago, and came in as a replacement player, and this man is cherishing every moment he has out in the middle,” Lara said.
“Every cricketer in India wants to play in the IPL, and they want to play continuously, and that disappointment of not being selected in an IPL auction, he’s now repaying Rajasthan Royals for their belief in him, he is a true professional,” he added.
Sandeep made his way back into the RR playing XI after making recovery from a back strain which kept him out of action for nearly a month.
“I’ve watched him (Sandeep) over the years, he’s not express-paced, he’s not, you know, one of the boys that, you know, everyone talks about, but he gets the job done every time he goes out in the middle, and he’s just that consummate professional that every team likes to have in their ranks,” Lara said.
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