Team India`s in-form opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal opened up on the Birmingham pitch after a stunning batting display during the second Test match against England.
Speaking on the comparison between the Leeds and Birmingham`s pitches, Jaiswal said, “I feel it is a little different of course there in Leeds and here. If you look at it that way, the seam-movement was more there and it is a little less here and the bounce was more there, and it is a little less here”.
“There is a lot of difference in the environment as well, if you see. So I think we just need to adapt,” he added during the press conference.
In India`s first innings, the left-hander showcased his skillset yet again by smashing 87 runs off 107 deliveries, which were laced with 13 boundaries. However, he fell short of just 10 runs of breaking legendary Rahul Dravid`s record of becoming the fastest batsman to score 2,000 runs for India in the longest format of the game.
Along with him, skipper Shubman Gill played an unbeaten knock of 114 runs, which was the highlight of Day 1 at stumps.
Further speaking about the game heading into Day two of the second Test, the 23-year-old said, “I think we will be trying to keep playing as long as we can, and I think both the batsmen are doing quite a good job, so I hope everything goes well.”
On Wednesday, England won the toss and opted to field first. After losing KL Rahul (2), an 80-run partnership between Jaiswal (87 in 107 balls, with 13 fours) and Karun Nair (31 in 50 balls, with five fours) put India in a good spot at the end of session one. Jaiswal and Gill then stitched a 66-run stand, after which India lost Rishabh Pant (25 in 42 balls, including a four and a six) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1) early. However, Gill (114* in 216 balls, with 12 fours) and Ravindra Jadeja (41* in 67 balls, with five fours) put on an unbeaten 99-run stand to take India to 310/5 at the day`s end.
Chris Woakes (2/59) was England`s top bowler, with skipper Ben Stokes, Shoaib Bashir and Brydon Carse getting one wicket each.
(With ANI Inputs)
