‘I thought I can take Deepak Chahar on’ : Yashasvi Jaiswal reveals he targeted MI Pacer in the first over
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star of today’s match as Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians to claim their third successive win, and climb to the top of the points table. The southpaw smashed MI bowlers all around the park, scoring an unbeaten knock of 77 runs off just 32 balls, which includes 10 boundaries, and four maximums.
For Jaiswal, the carnage began in the first over, when he smashed Deepak Chahar for 22 runs, which includes 4 boundaries, and a six. There were question marks raised around the decision to bowl Chahar up top, when you had the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
Yashasvi Jaiswal stated that for him, it was important to target bowlers, as it was for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who impressed once again, scoring 39 runs off just 14 balls. He hit Jasprit Bumrah’s opening ball for a six, as the two left-handed batters got off to a dream start.
Full quotes from Yashasvi Jaiswal:
“I think I had something in my mind because only three over of powerplay. So I was thinking, how can I take down the overs or who I can take down. So I was planning the minute I saw Chahar Bhai is coming I thought I can take him on and then Bumrah Bhai came in. So I was thinking, okay, maybe Vaibhav can take on Bumrah. Then I will try to pick someone else. So I just keep thinking who can I go after and what shots I can play. So I was, I was just quite into the game. (Is it easy to switch between the three formats?) It’s not easy, but I’m trying my best every single time when I go into my preparation. I feel like what I can do, how I can improve and make sure that I’m developing different shots. So all the time I try to play different shots and try to understand what shots in what wickets. So it always helped me when I prepare well. (Do you plan that you’re going to play a certain way?) I just try to understand the situation and I think of what I can do for my team and how I can play for my team.”
“So I’m trying to change my game all the time and if I know, okay, this is required, if I understand this shot is required at the moment. So I’ll go for it and I’ll try to… I try to put my team first and I will try and play according to how my team needs. (Conversations with Vaibhav?) The way he has been playing, it’s tremendous. He’s working so hard as well. So I also get motivated. Okay, I also need to develop some different shots. And all the time we have these discussions like, how can we go? And if he’s taking on someone, I’ll just keep giving him positive message that you can go after him and whatever, just play freely and khel bindaas, something like that (smiles). (So do you play the Bade Bhaiya?) I don’t think so. He’s amazing and he understands the game very well. He’s quite capable to do it himself. He’s enjoying his game and he’s playing unbelievably well.”
Rajasthan Royals scored 150 runs off their 11 overs, whereas, Mumbai Indians could only manage 123 runs, losing by 27 runs. The Royals look like a well-drilled side, defeating Gujarat, Chennai and Mumbai to start their campaign.
