Overview
- Vishal Jayswal beat Virat Kohli in flight in the 22nd over, leading to a stumping for 77, and finished with figures of 4/42 against Delhi.
- Kohli signed the match ball for Jayswal post-game and encouraged him to keep working hard, with the spinner recounting advice on calmness and fitness.
- Jayswal also dismissed Rishabh Pant, Nitish Rana and Arpit Rana, yet Gujarat fell short in a narrow seven-run defeat at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
- The 27-year-old credits Axar Patel as a mentor and traces his development to the same Nadiad academy where Axar trained.
- Kohli has 208 runs in two VHT matches, including a 131 that took him past 16,000 List A runs, and reports indicate he may play again on January 6 before India’s ODI series against New Zealand begins on January 11.