Young Yashasvi Jaiswal opened up on his game plan after his brilliant 179*-run knock on Day 1 against England in the second Test match at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Jaiswal missed a ton in the first innings of the Hyderabad Test but he learnt from his mistake and smashed his first Test century on home soil. He showed great temperament and converted it into a big daddy hundred and remained unbeaten throughout Day 1 of the clash.
Jaiswal said that he tried to get through the tough spell and it worked out well for him.
“I wanted to play it session by session. When they were bowling well, I just wanted to get through that spell,” the young opener said after the match.
The southpaw asserted that there was spin and bounce on the surface as he tried to punish the loose balls to score boundaries.
“Initially, the wicket was damp and there was spin and bounce, with a bit of seam. However, I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end,” he added.
Meanwhile, the southpaw said that he would look to convert his knock into a double century as he needs just 21 runs to get there.
“I would love to double this up, and play till the end for the team. I want to recover well for tomorrow now. The pitch played a bit differently, in the morning it was a bit damp and then it settled. With the older ball, there was some bounce,” he asserted.
The 22-year-old also revealed how head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma kept him motivated throughout the day.
“Rahul sir and Rohit bhai kept giving me the confidence and told me to convert this into a big innings, and stay till the end,” he added.
Jaiswal, whose special effort comprised 17 boundaries and five sixes, had R Ashwin (5) by his side at stumps.
India made 111 runs in the final session for the loss of three wickets including Axar Patel (27 off 51) and K S Bharat (17 off 23). For England, debutant Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed picked up two wickets apiece.
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