Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has shared his views on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s struggles against left-arm pace heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 fourth Test. He said that the same issue had troubled the opener even in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. However, Jaiswal has scored just 193 runs in his six innings despite playing a 161-run knock in India’s second innings of the first Test in Perth as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “The truth is that Yashasvi Jaiswal is having problems against left-arm pace, and this problem has not started now. It’s been happening regularly. This was happening in the IPL as well, which means it is not a format-specific problem. It is not a Mitchell Starc problem. His numbers against left-arm pace are not that good and that is getting exploited because, for some strange reason, Mitchell Starc is back to his best. We felt there was a slight slide in his career but he has again started to bowl with the same rhythm.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra added that looking good in the middle wouldn’t suffice for Shubman Gill as well.

“Shubman Gill – it’s been 16 or 17 innings where he hasn’t scored more than 40 runs outside Asia in the last three years. The last time he did that was in Brisbane when India won the series. It’s been a while. The expectations are the same from you. He was looking good, but looking good is not good enough in this batting order at this point in time,” he said.

“If Yashasvi is struggling against left-arm pace, you are struggling, (Virat) Kohli struggles if he comes early, runs haven’t come from Rohit Sharma’s bat, and (Rishabh) Pant hasn’t scored runs yet, then Shubman Gill – you will also have to give yourself a little time,” Aakash Chopra concluded.