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Yashasvi Jaiswal Fails With Bat After Wicketkeeping Focus
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News18•11-10-2026, 10:43
Yashasvi Jaiswal Fails With Bat After Wicketkeeping Focus
- •Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck after playing 13 balls in the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Chhattisgarh at Wankhede Stadium.
- •He had been in the news recently for practicing wicketkeeping and wanted to play as a wicketkeeper-batsman, leading him to focus more on keeping than batting.
- •Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer had previously advised Yashasvi that wicketkeeping is a demanding job and he should focus entirely on his batting.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed without scoring a run after playing 13 balls for Mumbai against Chhattisgarh at the Wankhede Stadium, getting caught by Shivam Bhambri off Jagjit Singh's bowling when the team's score was only 1 run.
Yashasvi Jaiswal wanted to play as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the match against Chhattisgarh, leading him to practice wicketkeeping intensively in the days leading up to the tournament rather than focusing solely on his batting.
Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer directly advised Yashasvi Jaiswal that he did not need to take on wicketkeeping because it is a very demanding job, and that he should instead focus more on his batting.
