“Please give Yashasvi Jaiswal a go” - Ravi Ashwin ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Former Indian spinner and analyst Ravi Ashwin has stated that the Indian selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, should give a go-ahead to the opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal in the Indian T20I squad ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin asserted that despite being left-handers, he would love to see Jaiswal and Abhishek Sharma as the opening duo in the shortest format of the game.

"Before deciding on the T20 World Cup squad, please give Yashasvi Jaiswal a go. Jaiswal and Abhishek Sharma together, I know that they are both left-handers, but that is one thing I would love for a trial," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

Furthermore, he felt that India should’ve played Arshdeep Singh in their playing XI, while he liked the idea of Shivam Dube getting a lot of overs in the middle. Moreover, he heaped praise on Abhishek Sharma and the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.

"I did not even have a little doubt about India's chances at the Asia Cup. What are India's learnings from the Asia Cup? Abhishek Sharma is a super hit. Please play Arshdeep Singh. The pairing of Kuldeep and Varun is a proper binding going into the T20 World Cup. They have to be included together somehow. Do you want to continue this Shivam Dube experiment? All of this experimentation has been a little all over the place. I like this experimentation, if it is done constructively, because it gives you a lot of clarity," he observed.

India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the grand finale to win the Asia Cup 2025 campaign on Sunday, September 28, in Dubai. BCCI rewarded the Indian team with INR 21 crore for their exceptional win in the grand finale.

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