India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal took the cricketing world by storm with his stunning exploits in the recently held home Test series against England.

The southpaw amassed over 700 runs in five Tests and earned the Player-of-the-Series award, helping India clinch the series 4-1. He became only the second Indian batter to aggregate 700 runs or more in a single Test series after the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.

Apparently, Jaiswal’s 712 runs in the series at an average of 89 probably wouldn't have been possible had it not been for Gavaskar’s intervention.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Gavaskar revealed that he had pulled up Jaiswal during India's tour of South Africa for throwing away his wicket in his debut Test series against the West Indies.

"It felt very nice to see Yashasvi getting all those runs and the manner in which he dominated the attack. I had mildly reprimanded him in the hotel elevator on Day 1 of the first Test in South Africa for throwing away his wicket in Trinidad (previous Test) after a good 50 plus score and told him never to do the bowlers any favour. Thankfully, he listened to me and got two big doubles in this series," Gavaskar said.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, 22, slammed two double hundreds and three half-centuries in the five-match series against England. While Gavaskar had a light take on it, the batting great expressed delight to see how good Jaiswal is turning out to be for India at such a young age.

"He got three other half centuries and forgot what I had told him there. But hey, who listens to anyone when one is in his 20s. I didn't either. Hopefully, he will go on to bigger things and never forgets that he is what he is because of Indian cricket," he added.

For his outstanding performances in February, Yashasvi Jaiswal also earned the ICC Player of the Month award. He will be next seen in action during the 2024 edition of IPL, slated to get underway on March 22.