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Yashasvi Jaiswal charged up for Duleep Trophy, sheds light on sharing dressing room with Gambhir

Yashasvi Jaiswal charged up for Duleep Trophy, sheds light on sharing dressing room with Gambhir

Yashasvi Jasiwal will return to domestic red-ball cricket and will be a part of Team B which will take on Team A in the Duleep Trophy opener

India cricket team batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will be in action for Team B in the opening match of the Duleep Trophy 2024 on Wednesday. The swashbuckling southpaw is all charged up to return to action in the domestic red-ball tournament and is eager to display his prowess. Jaiswal is a most-likely inclusion in India’s Test XI and is expected to open the batting along with skipper Rohit Sharma in IND vs BAN and other upcoming Test series.

Yashasvi Jaiswal eyes domestic cricket to prepare for Test season

Speaking to PTI ahead of the Duleep Trophy opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal revealed that he was toiling hard in the nets, primarily for the Duleep Trophy and IND vs BAN series. The youngster said that playing in domestic tournaments like Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup boosted his confidence while also helping him perform well in international games. He added that it was an advantage to play intense domestic games before a Test series.

Domestic tournaments like Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy are very important games and it gives me a lot of confidence and helps me prepare for those (international) games,” he said.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s thoughts on Gautam Gambhir

Jaiswal played his first series under new head coach Gautam Gambhir after the latter took over the reins from Rahul Dravid. The southpaw has opened up about the environment in the dressing room with the arrival of Gambhir.

Yes, I have spoken with him during the Sri Lanka series. He really backed us saying just go out and play freely and enjoy the game and we will be with you. It gives us a lot of confidence and helps us to play fearlessly,” Jaiswal told PTI.

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