Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal revealed that Rohit Sharma urged him to keep playing and bat for a long time in the second innings of the fifth Test against England at The Oval as well. However, he scored a crucial 118 runs off
164 deliveries to help India post 396 in the second innings, and push their case in levelling the series 2-2 as well.

“I of course saw Rohit bhai and said Hi, and he also gave me the message ki ‘Khelte Rehna’ (Keep playing)” Jaiswal said during the press conference after Stumps on Day 3 (via Times of India). “I keep getting all these messages and playing with the seniors as long as I have played with Rohit bhai, Virat bhai, so playing with them has helped me a lot to grow as a person, and seeing them what they have done in Test cricket. How they prepared themselves, so I really think it helped me, especially, to improve as a player. Also, playing with all my mates now, like with KL bhai, the way we chat and what we think about the game, and how we think about the game,” he added.

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However, 21 wickets fall across the first set of days on the green pitch as well. But the pitch had eased up a touch, while the cloud could cover a large part of the day.

“I think the ball is bouncing quite a bit, so chances were there that I could play my shots in that region (behind square). If we bowl in the channel, it will be amazing because there is movement in the wicket, swing and seam, it is not that easy to bat,” Yashasvi Jaiswal concluded.