WI v IND 2023: ‘Will see some special performances from Yashasvi Jaiswal’ – R Ashwin

Ashwin picked a fifer in 1st innings of first Test and also completed 700 wickets in international cricket.

Veteran off-spinner R Ashwin has lavished rich praise on debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that the young left-hander is destined for some special things after day one of the first Test against West Indies being played in Dominica.

West Indies batted first after winning the toss and was bundled out for 150 runs with debutant Alick Athanaze top-scoring with 47 runs. R Ashwin picked his 33^rd Test fifer, finishing with figures of 5/60, while Ravindra Jadeja picked 3 wickets.

In response, India ended the day on 80 for no loss with Rohit Sharma unbeaten on 30 and Jaiswal on 40*.

Playing his first Test, Jaiswal looked a little nervous at the start of his innings but then adjusted pretty well and started to showcase his much-talked-about potential with the bat.

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"He (Jaiswal) just reverse swept the first ball of the last over! That’s what you can expect from him. He is very vibrant. I hope he goes on to do great things in his career. I think we’re going to see some special performances from him. From our side, we hope to keep the environment good for him,” Ashwin said about his Rajasthan Royals and now India teammate Jaiswal.

Ashwin also reached a huge milestone, as he completed 700 wickets in international cricket, and explained how adapting to the pitch conditions played a key role in the initial phase of the game.

"Thought it was a pretty good performance. There was a bit of moisture on the pitch earlier but it started to spin later. Saw on the TV as well that it turned more later. Had to adapt early. It was a bit dry, have to get the pace right to trouble the batsmen. International cricket is all about adapting to different conditions," Ashwin signed off.

Yashasvi Jaiswal took some time to get going, but as soon as he became comfortable with the pitch conditions, he began to confidently take on the bowlers.

With a skillfully performed shot that found the barrier for a four, he opened his account. He attempted to hit the boundary again with a subsequent shot, but the fielder stopped him from claiming consecutive boundaries.

(PTI inputs)