Written By: India.com Sports Desk
Updated: July 13, 2023 3:52 PM IST
New Delhi: Impressed by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made his Test debut against West Indies in the ongoing first Test, two-time World Cup-winner Australian Tom Moody, felt that the Indian will leave a significant footprint in the longest format of the game.
The 21-year-old recieved a maiden national team call-up for the West Indies Tests and T20Is after scoring loads of runs in the domestic cricket and the recently-concluded Indian Premier League.
While he has scored 1845 runs in 15 first-class games, including a double hundred in an Irani Trophy game this season, the Rajastha Royals opener piled 625 runs from 14 matches in IPL 2023 that consisted a ton.
On debut, Jaiswal is currently playing on 40 not out at the end of Day 1 against West Indies with skipper Rohit Sharma by his side at the Windsor Park in Dominica on Wednesday. Moody, a former coach in the IPL, and someone who watched Jaiswal closely, heaped praise for the southpaw.
"If the story of Yashasvi Jaiswal hasn't been compelling enough, his test journey has launched. There's no doubt he'll leave a significant footprint in this format. #WIvIND#YashasviJaiswal," Moody tweeted. Jaiswal also went to London with the Indin team as one of standby players for the World Test Championship final against Australia.
Meanwhile, opting to bat first, the only bright spot in West Indies batting was debutant Alick Akanaze who top-scored with 47. The rest of the batters just completely failed to make a mark as the host were all out for 150 in the second innings on the opening day.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets while Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj got one apiece. The star of the show was Ravichandran Ashwin, who finished with 5/60 - his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Ashwin also went past 700 wickets mark.
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