Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has given the credit to red-ball cricket for his recent form in IPL 2023, saying that it helped him control his emotions. Jaiswal scored 60 runs off 31 balls to guide RR to a 57-run win over Delhi Capitals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati as well.

While speaking to Ravichandran Ashwin in a video released by IPL, Jaiswal said, “Yes, 100% (on red-ball form helping him in IPL), because I have played a lot of red-ball cricket and I was able to control my emotions a lot. I try to do that in T20 games because it helps me express myself better and keeps me calm. I was just thinking that I can see the ball really well and I could hit the ball, so I thought I should just go for him.”

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He further added that he was just focused on scoring runs quickly as it was important to have a good total on the scorecard in Guwahati. Jaiswal also scored his second fifty of IPL 2023, and his fifth in the tournament against Delhi Capitals in Guwahati as well.

“I was just thinking that I should keep scoring runs since the wicket was good and it was important to have a good total,” said Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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However, having won two of their opening three matches, Rajasthan Royals will turn their focus on four-time IPL title winner Chennai Super Kings, with the two teams set to take on each other at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on April 12.