Parthiv Patel has said that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performances in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be keenly followed. He added that while the opener has done well in India, he was found struggling in South Africa. However, India are currently playing New Zealand in a three-match Test series, with the opening day of the first Test in Bengaluru getting washed off on Wednesday, October 16 as well.

During a discussion on Colors Cineplex, Patel said, “If you see his numbers, when someone performs so well in India, you are eager to see how he performs overseas. His South African tour was not that good, so the eyes will be on how he performs in Australia. You have scored runs in Indian conditions, but if you score runs there as well, you get the stamp of an all-round batter,” he responded.

“We have seen the improvements in the last one year, especially the way he played the short balls against Bangladesh. Although it was only Bangladesh in Chennai, they had pacy bowlers, and he played the short ball very well,” he again shared.

In the same discussion, Parthiv Patel also added that Yashasvi Jaiswal is adept at adjusting his game according to the conditions as well.

“He is understanding the conditions very well as to which shots he can play on which pitch, and where he has to defend. If you talk about pedigree, Yashasvi Jaiswal has everything. The only thing now is that you will get five Test matches in Australia and you just have to make your numbers even better. You are at No. 2 (most runs in the current WTC cycle), you have scored 1200 runs, so the expectations will definitely be there. However, there is no doubt that he will perform well there also,” Parthiv Patel concluded.