India’s emerging talent, Yashasvi Jaiswal, had a rough start to the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
The young left-handed batter was dismissed for an eight-ball duck by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, credits to an outswinger and poor shot selection.
This was a disappointing start to Jaiswal’s first Test on Australian soil. Here we decode his struggles against left-arm pacers.
Jaiswal’s dismissal came as a result of his inability to adjust to the peculiar conditions of the Optus Stadium.
During India’s three-day intra-squad friendly match, he struggled to comprehend the bounce and swing nature of the pitch.
This resulted in him nicking off a few deliveries in practice and repeating the same mistake on Day 1 of the Perth Test.
This is not the first time Jaiswal has fallen to a left-arm pacer in this format. He now has been dismissed four times across five innings against these pacers as his average plummets to a paltry 8.25 in this regard, as per ESPNcricinfo.
