Former India opener and Mumbai batting legend Wasim Jaffer has questioned Yashasvi Jaiswal’s determination to take up wicket-keeping position on the age of 24, saying the Take a look at opener ought to as an alternative concentrate on his batting.
Mumbai captain Siddhesh Lad on Thursday had stated that Jaiswal has been engaged on wicket-keeping as a back-up talent to batting and leg-spin, with photos of him placing within the onerous yards behind the stumps surfacing forward of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season.
“I personally was shocked once I heard this. It is extremely troublesome when you’ve got not saved wickets since childhood. Initially, it’s a very demanding job. Other than that, the place is that place even when he begins? There are Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, and Rishabh Pant. I’m positive he needs to do it in white-ball cricket,” Jaffer stated on his YouTube channel.
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Jaffer stated wicket-keeping in Take a look at cricket is a demanding job and insisted that Jaiswal would discover it troublesome to adapt and not using a sound basis within the position. The report Ranji Trophy run-scorer, as an alternative, urged Jaiswal to concentrate on his batting forward of India’s tour of New Zealand subsequent month.
Jaffer felt Jaiswal may battle to take up wicket-keeping in Take a look at cricket with out having developed the talent from a younger age and suggested the batter to focus on his major power forward of the New Zealand tour subsequent month.
“It is extremely troublesome in Take a look at cricket. However I really feel this can be a little bit of a joke as a result of wicket-keeping is just not a straightforward process when you’ve got not completed it since childhood. It’s not a straightforward talent that you may develop in a short time,” Jaffer stated.
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“I believe he’s getting somewhat determined to get into the white-ball groups. I believe he must concentrate on his batting forward of the Ranji Trophy and the New Zealand tour.”
Jaiswal is ready to characteristic in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener towards Chandigarh on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, however will miss the group’s subsequent fixture as a consequence of nationwide commitments. He’s additionally understood to have saved wickets for round 10 overs in one among Mumbai’s observe matches forward of the home season.
Printed on Oct 10, 2026