Overview
- Former selector and 1983 World Cup winner Madan Lal said he would never drop Yashasvi Jaiswal from any format, calling him a genuine match-winner on the Cricket Predicta show.
- Jaiswal has been named in India’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Australia starting October 19, with a potential second cap dependent on selection in the XI.
- The 23-year-old owns 2,428 Test runs in 26 matches at an average of 51.65, including seven centuries and 12 fifties with multiple 150-plus scores and two double hundreds.
- Despite just one ODI appearance and no T20Is since July last year, he boasts 723 T20I runs at a strike rate above 164 and logged 559 runs for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025.
- Madan Lal also expressed surprise at Virat Kohli’s Test retirement and urged emotional farewells for Kohli and Rohit Sharma, saying both deserve to be honored by the BCCI and fans.