I’m just trying to make it big whenever I’m set – Yashasvi Jaiswal on his second consecutive double-century

Yashasvi Jaiswal entered an elite list after scoring double-centuries in two back-to-back Test matches. It was another special display from the youngster that saw the bowlers seeking cover in the midst of raining fours and sixes at Rajkot. Coming out bat after recovering from an injury on Day 3, Jaiswal never seemed in discomfort and the way he timed his innings was picture perfect. He stayed unbeaten for a breezy 214 in the end, almost single-handedly batting England out of the Test.

Talking at the end of the match, Jaiswal said, “I’m just trying to make it big whenever I’m set. In Test cricket you never know, I try to make sure I play as long as I can when I’m set. It was pretty difficult, initially I was not getting runs so I had to play the session and play the bowler. Then when I got set I could score the runs. I had my plans about where I could play my shots and get runs. After some time, my back was not good. I didn’t want to go out but I had to go out because it was too much. When I came back I tried to give myself time and take it as deep as I could. I knew that if I was there I would take the game forward and be there till the end.”

He also shed some light about the conversion of the start into a big knock, adding, “I was feeling there was something in the wicket and the ball was very hard, I knew it was important for me to give the team a very good start, as we have seen it has a huge impact on the team. I feel like whenever I am set I need to make it big. As all my seniors have said, when you are set, make it big and make it count.”

Jaiswal concluded by saying, “The way Rohit bhai and Jaddu bhai played in the first innings really inspired me. The way they played session by session was incredible, the way they put effort motivated all of us.