“I’d Keep My Mouth Shut”: England Great Alastair Cook On Yashasvi Jaiswal Sledging Mitchell Starc

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Former England captain Alastair Cook has all appreciation for India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, that racked up a dazzling 161 in India’s huge win versus Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling him a “class player” while additionally admired the self-confidence of the child for sledging pacerMitchell Starc During the 2nd day play of the initial Test in Perth, Jaiswal took a dig at Starc, claiming,”You are coming too slow at me” The left-arm quick bowler, had a smile on his face while strolling back to his mark.

“We’ve seen his celebration enough here, but it’s more enjoyable against Australia than England, certainly. And sledging Mitchell Starc, saying at a certain stage, I think he wasn’t on 100, he wasn’t on anything on a major score, but he’s telling him you’re bowling slow,” Cook stated on TNT Sports.

“And I’ve faced Mitchell Starc and he certainly doesn’t bowl slow. And if he was bowling slow, I’d keep my mouth shut and not wind him up, but have the confidence to do that as a 22-year-old.”

Jaiswal currently has 1280 runs in 12 Test matches this year. He is the second-highest run-getter in Test this year behind Joe Root, that has 1338 go to his name in 15 suits.

“I think he scored the most runs as any Indian player up to after 15 Test matches at the top of the order, which I’ll keep saying it, no one else believes me, it’s the hardest place to bat. What a classy player he is,” Cook included.

Jaiswal requires 283 runs prior to completion of 2024 to end up being India’s greatest run-getter in a fiscal year. Batting excellent Sachin Tendulkar holds the document of racking up one of the most Test runs in a solitary fiscal year with an overall of 1562 runs in 14 Test matches in 2010.

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