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Aakash Chopra backs Yashasvi Jaiswal to become all-format player for India
By SMCS - Oct 14, 2025 8:20 am
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Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Yashasvi Jaiswal will soon be playing for the Indian team across all three formats. He also stated that Rohit Sharma might not even be missed once Jaiswal starts opening with Shubman Gill in ODIs as well.

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “I think it’s only a matter of time. You will find Yashasvi Jaiswal being blooded in all formats one by one. He has already played T20Is, and he scored a hundred as well. He plays very well in the IPL. He was part of the T20 World Cup team as well. After that, Shubman Gill went ahead of him in the race from the leadership perspective.”

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“Shubman became a part of the Asia Cup team. Yashasvi is still not there. He will break into the team. You won’t be able to keep him far for long, although an interesting discussion has started about whether you want to play Abhishek Sharma in ODIs. I feel Yashasvi might get a chance before him, and should as well. If Yashasvi and Shubman Gill open in ODIs, you might not even miss Rohit then,” he further added.

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal

While talking about Yashasvi Jaiswal’s T20I future in the same video, Aakash Chopra shared that the Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener will likely have a big-scoring IPL season soon as well.

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“In T20 cricket, I feel his best IPL season has not come yet. A 750 to 800-run IPL season will definitely come for him because he is that kind of player. He has the hunger and stroke making is par excellence. The combination of the two is magical. Whenever you give Yashasvi a chance, he will grab it, and when he grabs it, then you won’t miss others. Shubman Gill might go to No. 3 in T20 cricket and Yashasvi might open. By the World Cup, I feel he will become a part of the team, and might be seen playing in the XI after the World Cup,” Aakash Chopra concluded.