'Yeh hui naa pate ki baat' - Fans react as Gautam Gambhir says Yashasvi Jaiswal should be selected for 2024 T20 World Cup

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the talk of the town ever since his dazzling IPL 2023 campaign impressed fans and experts alike. He made his international debut for the national team in the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. He scored a century on debut recording 171 off 387. Jaiswal continued his form into the second test with a resilient half-century while opening the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma. Based on his run of form, Gautam Gambhir, former India left-handed batter, batted for his inclusion in the next T20 World Cup.

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Arguing for Jaiswal’s inclusion in the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Gambhir said on News24, "In India, the issue is that we take the 2 months of IPL so seriously that whoever does well we add him to the Indian team. Jaiswal has scored a double hundred in domestic cricket both in First Class and One-Day matches."

Sourav Ganguly batted for Yashasvi Jaiswal’s inclusion in the 2023 ODI World Cup squad

Gautam Gambhir is not the only former India cricketer high on the Jaiswal craze. Earlier, Sourav Ganguly also batted for his inclusion in the Indian squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. He said, “I would like to see Jaiswal play in the upcoming ODI World Cup. I have watched him from close quarters during the IPL. But red-ball cricket is different and he showed that he has it in him to succeed there too. I feel he has the quality to serve Indian cricket for long.”

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“I am always in favor of left-hand-right-hand combination in the top order. That puts the rival attack under some trouble as the bowlers have to continuously vary their line and length accordingly,” he said pointing out the tactical advantage. He also acknowledged the fact that Jaiswal is selected for the Asian Games 2023 and that might keep him from participating in the ODI World Cup. “They should preferably pull Jaiswal out of the Asian Games side and consider him for the World Cup,” he concluded.

Here's how fans reacted:

Let him play T20I first 🙂

— Saurav Kumar (@saurav8699) July 23, 2023

Yes jaiswal and kl should open

— RAJPUT BOY 💫 (@msdian_kuldeep) July 23, 2023

RutuWal opening... Pill serving drinks 🔥😂

— 😈 G H O S T 😈 (@nammavar_kh) July 23, 2023

One ipl basis?

— Unknown (@un_known_010) July 23, 2023

that means rohit sacked?

— 🎃 (@Loyalkohlifan_) July 23, 2023

T20 World Cup ko bohat time hain Gambhir bhai...

— Indian Cricket Fan (@Indiancric8_fan) July 23, 2023

He should play odi WC as well he's anyday better than fraud generation talent

— Rahul 🤘 (@103Rahul691) July 23, 2023

🤞 jiske bare me ye bolta hai Uske L lag jate hai SKY ke lage the Hooda k lage hue hai Samson k lage the

— CricMeji (@mehjul257) July 23, 2023