Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad opened his opening partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the shortest format of the game. The two young batsmen started opening the innings for India this year from the tour of Ireland. They also started the innings together at the Asian Games where Gaikwad led the team to a historic gold medal win.
The duo also had some successful outings in the recently concluded T20I series against Australia which India won 4-1.
They complement each other well with contrasting batting styles with Jaiswal looking to attack from the start, Gaikwad, on the other hand, taking his time to stand up in the middle and speed up his innings after facing some balls.
Gaikwad also pointed out that when Jaiswal goes on the attack, his job is to hold one end.
“Mostly, he is the one who hits attacking shots from the first ball. Iashavi is the type of player who does not back down. I just have to know some risks and play according to what the team requires. Certainly, when someone like Iashavi acts hard at the other end, it is clear It is important for me to hold the other side and let them express it the way they want. “I enjoy batting with him,” Ruturaj told Star Sports.
However, it will be interesting to see if India stick with the Jaiswal-Gaikwad pair at the top with Shubman Gill returning to the T20I squad for the series against South Africa.
The 26-year-old also revealed that the team had a six-hit contest during the training session before the start of the series where Rinku Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal were ahead of the others.
“There was a six-hit contest between some players during the five-match T20I series against Australia. We did not have much to practice before the first innings of the T20I against South Africa, however, we had some practice before the series opener against Australia,” he added. : “We had fun and enjoyed hitting sixes during training, so obviously I would say that Rinko and Yashavi are far ahead of the others.”
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First published: 10 December 2023 at 5:32 PM IST
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