- Yashavsi Jaiswal dismissed after his pre-innings warm-up mistake
- He appeared to anger the Australian team after poking a ball into his group.
Despite his prolific start in this summer’s Border-Gavaskar Test series, Yashavsi Jaiswal has been underwhelming of late and was dismissed once again by Mitchell Starc on Monday.
Even after appearing to hit Starc during the first Test, claiming he was bowling “too slow”, Starc has since dismissed the India opener three times, leaving the crease on Monday for four runs.
It came in rather unusual circumstances, with the 22-year-old batsman seen warming up before India’s first innings near the boundary line at the Gabba.
A coach was seen throwing a ball to the youngster, who appeared to cut a ball towards his right side and towards the Australian team gathering.
Cummins and company had not yet come out onto the oval for the innings, but after hearing a shout that the ball was flying towards them, they crouched down and covered their hands with their heads.
Yashavsi Jaiswal appeared to hit a cricket ball at a group of Australia players before India’s innings on Monday.
The 22-year-old Indian batsman was taking knocks from a coach before swinging the ball towards the gathering.
The Australian players crouched down and raised their hands above their heads after a call was issued.
Fortunately, no one was hurt after the incident, with Michael Vaughan joking: “That’s one way to get ahead of the game… he’s just trying to take out Mitchell Starc before the game starts.”
The match then began, with Jaiswal facing two deliveries, hitting a four in the first over, before Starc dismissed him.
Jaiswal played an almost identical shot to the one he had landed in the Australian team’s huddle during their warm-up, with the ball flying towards Mitchell Marsh, who was standing at mid-wicket.
The Australian bowler barely had to move to catch the ball and caught it comfortably, giving Australia a good start.
“Five minutes before Jaiswal came out, this is the shot he played, that whip through mid-wicket, wonderful shot and good balance,” Vaughan added, comparing his warm-up shot with his dismissal.
‘And then you get into the game and it’s the same shot but he goes in the air, he just shoots it. “It was the pressure of the game, in practice it’s perfect.”
Sunil Gavaskar also questioned Jaiswal’s decision to play the ball.
“It’s not the best of shots. (If) you’re facing 445 runs, then I think it’s important that you pay attention. It wasn’t even a half-volley, and you’ve tried to put that ball away, and it’s a simple catch.
Jaiswal (right) would play an almost identical shot while facing his second delivery, but it was parried by Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh (left).
Jaiswal raised his hand to apologize to the Australian players after the ball almost hit them.
Starc (pictured) enjoyed a good day on the wicket, dismissing Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.
“Very good fielding and very good captaincy by Pat Cummins, without a doubt,” he told ABC Sport.
“But that’s not the best shot you expect from an opening bat, particularly when your opponent is 445. Your job now for that hour was to try to stay in the crease. Jaiswal, very, very disappointing.”
After a day ruined by rain in Brisbane, Australia would record a total score of 445 in the first innings. They took the field on Monday, advancing India’s openers, with Starc taking the wickets of Jaiswal and Shubman Gill before Hazlewood beat Virat Kohli.
Captain Pat Cummins would claim the wicket of Rishabh Pant, before rain stopped play again, and India finished the third day at 51/4.