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The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Gaurav Gupta | TNN

Yashasvi Jaiswal is a once in a generation batter, reckons ex-selector Salil Ankola

Former India pacer explains why the young opener, still only 22, is such a special talent

MUMBAI: The brilliant, quickfire twin fifties (72 off 51 balls and 51 off 45 balls) that Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed to earn the 'Player of the Match' award in the second Test against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, coming on the back of a magnificent home series against England (712 runs in five Tests at an average of 89.00, with two hundreds and three fifties), reaffirm Jaiswal's status as one of the top two or three most dangerous batsmen in Test cricket at the moment.

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