Yashasvi Jaiswal Set To Make India Debut Against West Indies In First Test In Dominica | Here’s Why

New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to make his international debut against West Indies in the first Test in Dominica on July 12 after the head coach Rahul Dravid and senior players like Virat Kohli were seen spending long time with the left-hander at the nets.

On the back of a strong domestic performance and a brilliant show in the Indian Premier League, Jaiswal made the Indian team for the first time after veteran Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped for the West Indies series.

While he opened the innings for Rajasthan Royals in IPL, the Mumbai lad is a regular No.3 batter when it comes to domestic circuit. Notably, in his last domestic encounter, Jaiswal hit a double ton for Rest of India against Madhya Pradesh in the Irani Cup.

Virat Kohli giving tips to Yashasvi Jaiswal during the practice session yesterday. Fav cricketer of the youngsters pic.twitter.com/wGF8ebbU6V

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With no Pujara at No.3, it is quite certain that Jaiswal will be filling up the void in the Caribbean. He was also among the standby players in the World Test Championship final against Australia in Lord’s. In a video that went viral on social media, Jaiswal was seen batting tips from Kohli on how to tackle the length ball on the rise, the outswingers and most importantly the front-foot game.

To make his selection more strong, Jaiswal also hit a brilliant fifty in the practice match a couple of days ago at a time when all the seniors failed. Opening the innings with Rohit Sharma, Jaiswal scored a 76-ball 54 that was studded with seven fours and two sixes.