India’s vice-captain, Ravindra Jadeja, has shed light on the perplexing run-out incident involving young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill during Day 2 of the second Test match against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Jaiswal, who was on the verge of a magnificent double century, was ultimately dismissed for a remarkable 175 runs.
The unfortunate dismissal unfolded early in the day’s play. Having resumed his innings at 173, Jaiswal managed to add only two more runs before being run out in the second over of the opening session. The moment of confusion occurred when he punched a delivery from Jayden Seales towards mid-off and initially took off for a quick single. However, his batting partner, Shubman Gill, promptly sent him back. Jaiswal, seemingly caught in two minds, hesitated to sprint back to the crease. This brief moment of indecision proved costly, allowing Tagenarine Chanderpaul to quickly field the ball and relay it to wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach, who efficiently dislodged the bails. The incident, which saw Yashasvi Jaiswal lose his wicket, became a talking point, with fans divided over who was responsible for the mix-up.
Ravindra Jadeja, however, downplayed the controversy, characterizing it as a “simple misunderstanding” between the two batsmen.
“No, there was nothing special. There was a misunderstanding, yes, no, yes, no, and a non-striker feels that there is no run; a striker feels that there is a run, so it goes on like that. There is nothing much, at the end of the day, it is a part of the game, it keeps happening. Thank God, we were in a good situation, even after that, the whole team was there and scored a big score,” Jadeja explained after stumps. Jaiswal himself echoed this view, adding simply, “It’s (run out) part of the game, so it’s fine.”
Despite the anticlimactic end to his innings, the 23-year-old Jaiswal had captivated spectators with a brilliant display of batting, skillfully blending caution with aggressive stroke play. He began Day 1 cautiously before accelerating rapidly in the second session, reaching his fifty in 82 deliveries and completing his seventh Test century after adding another 50 runs in just 63 balls.
Jadeja went on to praise Jaiswal’s intelligent approach to batting, noting the youngster’s keen awareness of which bowlers to attack and when to play particular shots. “Jaiswal is very clever in terms of his batting; he knows which bowler to attack, which bowler to play and take out, so I think his maturity level is very good. He doesn’t try to hit every bowler, he has a very good idea of which situation to hit, which time to hit, so I think it’s a good thing that when a batsman knows what shot he is going to play, when he is going to play, it stays in his mind and brings success,” Jadeja added.
With a commanding total of 518/5 declared, Team India, led by their opening bowlers Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, will now be looking to wrap things up quickly to secure a series victory.