'Hitman product' - Fans react as Yashasvi Jaiswal reveals his communication with Rohit Sharma during 1st Test against West Indies

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Source: Twitter)

Yashasvi Jaiswal impressed many cricket fans, experts, and former cricketers with his batsmanship against the  West Indies in the first Test. The Southpaw displayed a brilliant technique with the bat. Even with many freebies on offer, the youngster did not go behind the ball and stayed true to his defence. The youngster took his time, analyzed the conditions, and played his shots accordingly.

For someone like Jaiswal who is a naturally aggressive batter, adapting to the conditions and playing differently is highly appreciable. The 21-year-old was helped by his captain Rohit Sharma, who was the batting partner in the middle. When Jaiswal survived good deliveries, Sharma went to the youngster, talked to him, and gave some inputs.

Conversation in the middle

As a senior batter and captain, Rohit Sharma did a good job to help the young batter with his experience. As a result, Jaiswal looked more assured in the middle. Talking about the same, Jaiswal revealed his experience of batting in the middle in international cricket alongside Rohit Sharma.

"Rohit Sharma was talking to me throughout the innings and making me understand how to play here. We had good communication, he told me before the game 'You have to do it, you are the guy'. It gave me confidence" said Jaiswal about his conversations with the captain in the middle.

The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped India to gain the advantage in the first Test. The opening pair scored 229 runs for the first wicket. Sharma scored his 10th Test ton, his first ever in the land of Caribbean islands. On the other hand, Jaiswal scored a hundred on international debut.

As Sharma was dismissed by Alick Athaneze, and the new batter Shubman Gill could not stay in the middle for a long time, Jaiswal continued and played his role with Virat Kohli. The two batters have remained in the middle with a partnership of 72 runs. Jaiswal remained unbeaten at the end of the second day after scoring 143 runs in 350 balls.

Here's how the fans reacted to Jaiswal's revelation:

Hitman product

— Rohit hittu (@HittuRohit10720) July 14, 2023

Chamchagiri aajkl hr Jagha zaruri si ho gai h.......
warna aage badhne ka moka hi nahi milta..

— Vikas Tyagi🖊️ (@vkt_100) July 14, 2023

Meri to jagah gai ab test cricket me🤦🏼‍♂️ jaiswal meri jagah le lega or kisi format me to meri jagah banati nahi thi. Ab test me bahar baithana padega. pic.twitter.com/oD06GLXufm

— Devendra Singh Rathore (@DevendrRathod9) July 14, 2023

Who said Dhoni is credit stealer 🫂

— Lalith Kumar (@lalith2506) July 14, 2023

Rohit should have taught himself how to play in WTC. But of course Rohit's genius only comes out against mighty Windies and Sri Lanka.

— piyush sharma (@writerpiyush1) July 14, 2023

Youngsters love Rohit Sharma

— You suck (@vijay_m8n) July 14, 2023

What is century? pic.twitter.com/JijVDKrK4O

— AkP (@7Akp_07) July 14, 2023

He looks determined man. Destined to be great. And u could see the grind facing 350 balls. And looks hungry for runs. Should go for a double on debut.

— PK (@LM10Supremacy) July 14, 2023

The way he ran towards Rohit amd hugged him after his century says it all

— Nischhal Agarwal (@ImNischhal44) July 14, 2023

I was thinking when Ganguly and Dravid was batting together on their Debut at Lords, whom they were speaking with coz both were new at International Levels and don't forget England was a superior side at that time. Rohit and Virat should together first bring an ICC Trophy.

— Sandip (@ItsSengupta) July 14, 2023

10 catch drop and this lbw what an lucky innings this domestic tatta is having pic.twitter.com/JlGcIzwVYb

— M416 is ♥️ AJ 😎 (@one8tillidie) July 14, 2023