Yashasvi Jaiswal is one of the young cricketers who has caught the eye of Sanath Jayasuriya, the interim head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team. Currently, Jaiswal is part of the Indian cricket team that is in Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series starting on July 27.
Like Jayasuriya, Jaiswal, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, is also a left-handed opener and bats at the top of the order.
“Jaiswal is another great talent from India. He has the passion and the want to do well, and to do that he has been working very hard,” Jayasuriya said in an interview with the Times of India.
“He has made sacrifices and is a dedicated kid, that’s why he is performing. I have heard about his work ethic, and that’s quite impressive.”
Jayasuriya, who has taken over the Sri Lankan side on an interim basis following the T20 World Cup 2024, mentioned that he got to know about Jaiswal from Zubin Bharucha, Director of the High-Performance Centre at Rajasthan Royals.
“Recently, we had a session with Zubin (Bharucha), the director of high performance at Rajasthan Royals, and he told us how hard Jaiswal trains,” the former Sri Lanka opener revealed.
Jaiswal finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the recently concluded five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with 141 runs from just three matches at an average of 70.50 and a strike rate of 165.88.
The 22-year-old Jaiswal, who made his T20I debut for India in August 2023, has since been part of the team in 20 matches scoring 643 runs at a healthy average of 37.82 and a strike rate of 162.78.
