Michael Vaughan takes a sly dig at Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal: ‘In practice it was perfect’

During the warm-up, while facing a few throw downs before the start of the innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicked one straight towards the Australian team huddle on Day 3 of the third Test on Monday. Little did he know it would be that very shot that would cause his dismissal.

During the warm-up, one of the Indian coaching staff was helping Jaiswal with the routine throw downs, Jaiswal flicked it elegantly and the ball went straight towards the Australian huddle, who were preparing to enter the field at the sidelines. The ball hit the Cricket Australia’s cameraman on his legs, leaving the hosts a little riled up, but the Jaiswal quickly to apologised.

“That’s one way of getting ahead of the game… he’s just trying to take out Mitchell Starc before the game starts,” Michael Vaughan said.

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The first ball of the innings saw Jaiswal catch an edge off Mitchell Starc’s fuller length delivery that swung away from the batsman, but the ball raced towards the boundary going through the middle of fourth slip and gully. The very next ball was pitched slightly shorter than the previous one, and the 22-year-old Jaiswal flicked the ball in a similar manner that we saw in the warm up, but this time the ball took an aerial route straight to Mitchell Marsh who was ready at short mid-wicket and completed a comfortable catch.

“Five minutes before Jaiswal got out, this is the shot he practiced that whip through mid-wicket, wonderful shot and good balance,” said Michael Vaughan.

“And then you go into the match and it’s the same shot but he goes aerial, just flicks it. It was the pressure of the game, in practice it’s perfect.”

“Can you imagine the catch would be there? The man just in front of square, acres of space on the on side and Jaiswal hits it straight to the fielder,” Ravi Shastri said in disbelief, as India’s first wicket fell on just the second ball of the innings, with Starc getting the better of Jaiswal yet again.

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Sunil Gavaskar on ABC Sport, said: “It’s not the best of shots. If you are facing 445 runs then I think it’s important for you to get your eye in. It wasn’t even a half volley and you try to flick that ball away. And it’s a simple catch. Very good field placing. Very good captaincy by Pat Cummins for sure. But that’s not the best of shots that you expect from an opening bat. Literally when your opposition has got 445. Your job for that one hour was to try and stay at the crease. Jaiswal was very very disappointing. Gone for 4.

It’s all very well to be positive. But you also gotta be practical. When the ball is new, it’s the first over, you can’t be looking to score 25 runs off the first over. Wasn’t even a half volley. I can Sunil Gavaskar on ABC Sport if it was a half volley that you are not able to keep it along the ground. It was a length ball, you were never gonna be able to keep that ball down.”

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