Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. (PTI)
After his fiery 47-ball 98-run knock, Rajasthan Royals star opener Yashavi Jaiswal is confident that he’d be able to face both Lasith Malinga and Brett Lee if they were to bowl him when they were at the peak of their respective careers.
In a video shared by Rajasthan Royals on their Twitter handle, RR batter Dhruv Jurel quizzed Jaiswal on whether he would want to face peak Maling or peak Brett Lee and the latter was quick to respond and said: “I’d love to face both of them.”
Jaiswal on Thursday night went all hammer and tongs as he brought up the fastest half-century in the history of Indian Premier League.
Mindset is everything. YBJ is proof! 💗👏 pic.twitter.com/AAJugdNgIJ
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 11, 2023
Earlier on Thursday, RR fast bowling coach Malinga took to Twitter and expressed his desire to see Jaiswal represent India and declared the RR batter as his favourite young India player.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is my favourite Indian young batter!🙌
Looking forward to see you in 🇮🇳 colours soon.@ybj_19 @rajasthanroyals💗 #IPL2023— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9) May 11, 2023
Brett Lee, too, was in awe of the young gun. The former Australian international also took to Twitter and urged the BCCI and said, “Get him in the the India team now.”
Wow @ybj_19 ! @IPL
Get him in the the 🇮🇳 team now @BCCI ! Yashasvi Jaiswal @JioCinema— @BrettLee_58 (@BrettLee_58) May 11, 2023
The 22-year-old has played 35 games in the IPL thus far, scoring 1122 runs at an average of 33.00. His highest IPL score was 124 runs, and he has also blasted 1 century and 7 half-centuries. In his IPL career, Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit 48 sixes and 136 fours.
Get latest updates on IPL 2026 from IPL Points Table to Teams, Schedule, Most Runs and Most Wickets along with live cricket score updates for all matches. Also get Sports news and more cricket updates.
