Former Indian cricket staff all-rounder Irfan Pathan was all reward for youth batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and likened his off-side sport to that of Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly was well-known for his batting prowess on the off-side and over time, he earned a bunch of compliments from each followers and consultants alike. Pathan mentioned that he was excited for Jaiswal after his current heroics towards England within the ongoing Test collection and predicted that if he can play for subsequent 10 years, consultants will speak about his sport as a lot as they speak about Ganguly’s. Jaiswal confirmed sensible run of type within the first two Tests towards England together with a historic double ton that guided his staff to victory within the second sport.

“There’s one player who I’m excited for, he is Yashasvi Jaiswal. Now, it has to be seen how he performs in IPL. What an exciting player he is. He possesses the off-side game, just like Dada (Sourav Ganguly). Just like we used to see him and say, ‘He’s the king of the off-side’,” Irfan said at a public event broadcast by Star Sports.

“If he goes on to play for the next 10 years, we will speak about his game as much as we spoke about Dada’s. Jaiswal is that kind of a player. And now he has scored a double hundred in international hundred and he has a great background story,” Pathan added. 

Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan mentioned that younger Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is a “drawback” for the Three Lions and is an unbelievable player.

Vaughan was speaking on the Club Prairie Fire Podcast. Jaiswal recently lit up Visakhapatnam with a marathon double century against England in the second Test, helping India in securing a win.

Vaughan said on the podcast that he met Jaiswal in Mumbai last year and the next day he scored his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century against Mumbai Indians (MI) and now he has a double ton against the “finest staff on this planet”.

“I might say he’s an issue for England. He is a matter. He is an unbelievable participant. I met him in Mumbai and he received 100 the subsequent day within the IPL. Now he has gone on to attain a double-hundred towards the most effective staff on this planet,” mentioned Vaughan.

(With ANI inputs)