Former Indian national cricket team player Parthiv Patel spoke about the mix-up between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal on day two of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia. He said it was an error by the left-hander as there was no need to take the fast single.
India National Cricket Team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal had a poor end to his batting as the batsman was involved in a terrible mix-up with Virat Kohli and was out. His wicket caused the visitors to collapse as they lost all three wickets in the blink of an eye.
Yashasvi Jaiswal runs out after mixing with Virat Kohli
Yashasvi Jaiswal played a strong drive through mid-on against Scott Boland and called for quick runs and took off. However, Kohli did not seem concerned as he looked at the ball by looking back, without looking at his batting partner.
Kohli kept watching the ball and was close to his crease despite Yashavi Jaiswal continuing to run. Pat Cummins attacked the ball and threw it at the striker's end but it missed the target. Alex Carey ran, collected the ball and forced a run out to end the batting innings on 82 pitches.
The situation changed after the match ended – Parthiv Patel
While talking about the match, Parthiv Patel said that the result changed the course of the match completely. He stressed that India were in complete control and stressed that both Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal were batting at their best. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he explained:
“The way India started the session, the way the game went in the last half hour, there was about 25 minutes left until then, and India were in complete control. Especially the way the runs were going, the speed at which the runs were going, everything was going.” For India There was a big question about Virat Kohli regarding the off stump, and he was providing a lot of answers.
“He showed a lot of patience and was forcing Australia to pounce on him. Yashavi Jaiswal was also playing his game. The way he was playing, he was playing his game but the unfortunate ending is where the whole game changed. The situation changed after that innings.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal made a mistake, so he hurriedly looked – Parthiv Patel
Parthiv Patel also believes it was a mistake by Yashasvi Jaiswal as the bowler was too close, and Kohli did not expect the young batsman to run. He said that even if runs were made, there was a chance of Kohli running out from the striker's end. He explained:
“If we go to the basics of cricket, if the ball is behind you, the call is for the striker, and here it was the call from Yashasi Jaiswal, there is no doubt about that. But the mid-off was standing in front of Virat Kohli. So I don’t think Virat Kohli was expecting Yashavi Jaiswal will call for a run with his batting here, so the mistake I think Yashavi Jaiswal made was a quicker one.
“There was no need for that. It was such a call. If Virat Kohli had run, there might have been chances of runs at his end. And the kind of match it was going on, the kind of situation it was, there was no need to make that run because the boundary was approaching easily.” “