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Yashasvi Jaiswal fading away from the white-ball scene [Source: @katil_patil_445/X.com]
Once, a shining prospect, a protégé of all-format cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal is now tossed aside from the Indian white ball setup. The 23-year-old who dreamt of a prospect in the national jersey made his debut in a Test match against West Indies back in 2023 and had his T20I debut in August in the same year. However, what made him make the cut to the national team?
The arrival of Yashasvi Jaiswal with a bang
The IPL story was one to remember for Yashasvi Jaiswal. He first featured for Rajasthan Royals back in 2020, where he was benched for most of the season and gathered only 40 runs from his 3 matches. His breakthrough season was IPL 2023, where he smashed 625 runs from 14 matches at an astonishing average of 48.08. Five half centuries and a ton!
It was only then that Jaiswal came under the radar of the Indian think tank. Rahul Dravid, the then coach of the Indian team, showed faith in Jaiswal's abilities. A small pani-puri wala's son came down to play and live his dreams for the nation during the West Indies tour.
Proof of merit with the bat, but in deaf ears
Jaiswal played a massive knock of 171 runs in the 1st Test and impressed with his techniques in the following T20I series as well, with a brilliant 51-ball 84. Next came the India vs Ireland T20I tour, Asian Men's T20 2023 with an average of 50.00, SMAT T20, Australia tour and many more. The consistency, accumulating an average of 36.15 from 23 matches, is similar to what Abhishek Sharma stands for now - 36.91 average from 24 T20I matches.
Jaiswal have a solid technique. A semi-aggressive hitter at the top who knows how to balance, not an all-out beast like the now-star Abhishek Sharma. Jaiswal's footwork, perfectly timed shots, over the cover lofts, and his 360-degree coverage of the field make him a sensible option at the top, given his left-hand batting advantage as opener. Yet, no one bats an eye at the RR star as of 2025.
No place for Jaiswal in the near future?
Jaiswal now suffers a doomed fate as his days in white-ball cricket are numbered. Close to the edge of the cliff in the squad since India have found their perfect T20I and ODI setup with names like Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, SKY, Tilak and Sanju Samson. Jaiswal was and is an opener, and he is only left to feed his hunger for the game in red-ball cricket.
A cricketer is dropped when he performs poorly. But does a T20I average of 33.08 in 2023 and an average of 41.86 in 2024 sound bad to you? Sounds bad to none. It's an improvement. Yet, despite this progress, Yashasvi Jaiswal faces a silent snub from the Indian selectors, who seem reluctant to back him as the all-format star he is.
