Sanjay Manjrekar Criticizes Virat Kohli-Yashasvi Jaiswal Miscommunication Leading To Run Out
The Indian star batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli were involved in a horrible miscommunication on the second day of the ongoing Melbourne Test, which resulted in the southpaw's run out. Jaiswal got out on 82 runs off 118 balls on the 41st over of the innings when he was fully set. It all happened when Jaiswal gave a call for a single; Kohli, on the other side, put some forward, but after tracking the status of the ball, he took his steps backward, which resulted in Jaiswal's dismissal in the first innings. Due to all this misunderstanding, Jaiswal lost his wicket on 82, a few steps away from his 2nd century in the series.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his disappointment at Jaiswal's dismissal, which stopped him from scoring a century. He said that the century in Melbourne would have been more impressive and important than the one in Perth, which he missed to score.
"Yashasvi Jaiswal, for a guy who is so young, had a few things to say to Virat Kohli. He was making a case there. That shows how much the innings was important to him. Out of habit, he would have gotten a hundred, and that hundred would have been even more impressive than the one that Perth. Although that was a big one, the pitch in Perth had become a little Indian-like for two days."
"Jaiswal looks comfortable against fast bowlers except Mitchell Starc" - Sanjay Manjrekar
Further, Manjrekar said that Jaiswal wanted that hundred, and that was seen in his batting too. He looks a bit uncomfortable against Mitchell Starc, but against other fast bowlers he seems to look very comfortable.
"This was a typical Australian pitch (and a) quality attack. So, he wanted that hundred. We saw that there are some great facets to Jaiswal's batting. When he got to 50, he had spent two hours at the crease. So, that game he has. And, barring Mitchell Starc, he looks comfortable against all the other fast bowlers."
After Jaiswal's dismissal, Kohli also went back to the pavilion, scoring 36 runs and getting dismissed by Boland. None of the batters proved to be scoring runs for the team, and then the entry of Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy came, and they thrashed the Aussie bowlers with their fiery knocks. They formed a great partnership and helped India score runs on Day 3 when everyone failed to score. Sundar was dismissed for 50 while Reddy went forward and scored his maiden Test century in Australia, proving himself to be a key asset for the team.