'He always has been aggressive as a batter' - Yashasvi Jaiswal's childhood coach on batter's technique ahead of BGT

The rise of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the red-ball format has been one to admire. The southpaw has flourished incrementally ever since his Test debut which he made a little over a year back. The highlight of a developing Test career was the couple of double centuries he scored when India played England earlier this year, in a series where he emerged as the leading run-getter by a long shot. However, it is undeniable that the toughest challenge for him would arise during India's tour to Australia. 

Jaiswal's childhood coach, Jwala Singh, on getting informed of Rohit Sharma's encouraging words for the youngster's coach, attributed the swashbuckling southpaw's ability to handle pressure as one of his biggest strong points which he could leverage to good effect.

“At this level, it is more about how you handle pressure. You can always work on technique, but if you don’t have the right attitude and mindset, then you will end up as a failure. But fortunately, Yashasvi has a mature head on his shoulders. It is even more true when you go and play in Australia because they play some hard cricket there and put a lot of pressure on the opposition,” stated Jwala, as quoted by News18. 

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Jwala shared insights on the difference he has observed with Jaiswal throughout his journey in the international sphere so far. “He always has been aggressive as a batter. Earlier, he had a tendency to attack almost every ball, especially fast bowlers, but now he uses aggression more judiciously. Yashasvi now has more awareness of his game. He has better awareness about which ball to attack and which one to let go. Of course, he has also become a very good fielder now, especially in slip region,” observed Jwala.

The batters coming here should be well-prepared to play a few more cuts and pulls: Mullaly

Former English pacer, Alan Mullaly, noted why and how the Australians will go all out with the ball during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “First things first, what India did in Australia during their last two visits here has been fantastic. Not many teams have managed that (winning back-to-back series). So, the Aussies will go hard at Indians to overturn it. I am sure they are going to pepper them with some short stuff and I guess the pitches too could offer some more spice. In that sense, I think the batters coming here should be well-prepared to play a few more cuts and pulls,” remarked Mullaly.

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While quite a few of the batters in India's batting lineup have shown their vulnerabilities while dealing with the short ball, Jaiswal is someone who has more often than not, been enterprising while dealing with the heat. With most of his red-ball career being played on more dull pitches than those present in SENA, it will be intriguing to see how the youngster fares.