Former West Indian captain Brian Lara said that star India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has the goods to succeed in the upcoming Test tour of Australia as well. The veteran also said that all the thing he must do is back his talent and skills in the conditions and expect the runs to flow as well. Jaiswal, who made his Test debut in 2023 during the West Indies tour, has enjoyed a stellar season in the format. The veteran has scored 1217 runs only in 11 Tests, averaging 64.05 with three centuries as well.

Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the International Masters League in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 8), Lara claimed, as quoted by
ESPN Cricinfo: “Obviously, the pitches in Australia are slightly different. But if you take your mentality, and if you take that sort of strength that you have, you’re going to play good cricket in any conditions. I expect to see him (Jaiswal) do well. I think the adjustment is upstairs. The adjustment is the ability to back your talent in whatever conditions. I say this with a pinch of salt, because conditions in India have changed.”

At the same time, the veteran also warned that facing Australia in their backyard is a whole different challenge.

“With the IPL, you’ve got international players coming – and you’re feeding your players a different level of competition, which is great. So I don’t think there’s much that he (Jaiswal) has to do technically. I just think mentally [he has to adjust]: travelling away from home, [and] playing against Australia; Australia, on their shores, are a different beast,” he concluded.