India’s sensational young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said that he was honored to bat with legend Virat Kohli during the second T20I against Afghanistan in Indore on Sunday, January 15 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
This match was Virat Kohli’s first T20I since November 2022 and he scored 29 runs off 16 balls with 5 fours before Naveen-Ul-Haq accounted for his wicket. He also added a quick 57 runs for the second wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Jaiswal continued and smashed 68 runs in 34 balls and added 92 runs in 7 overs with Shivam Dube for the 3rd wicket. Dube remained not out for 63 as India won the second T20I by 6 wickets and took a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was ecstatic about playing with Virat Kohli in T20Is and called it an honor.
“It was nice going there and enjoying the game, especially when I batted with Virat bhaiya. It is an honor to bat with him and I can learn lots of things. When we were batting, we had a small chat about where we could hit. Then we decided that it was easy to hit over long-on and mid-off, and we tried to do that. The intent was positive and we tried to hit good shots,” Jaiswal was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference.
Jaiswal hammered 5 fours and 6 sixes in his knock and was dismissed by Karim Janat.
“I have been told to go there and express myself and try to do what I do best. I keep working hard on my practice sessions so that whenever I get a chance, I try my best. It was a good decision to bat second as there was dew in the second half. I enjoyed the environment that we had in Indore,” Jaiswal added.
India will eye a clean sweep when the two sides meet in the final T20I in Bengaluru on January 17.
(ANI inputs)
