'Man of the Series incoming' - Fans react as Yashasvi Jaiswal likely to make his debut in first Test against West Indies

In a recent piece of news, it has been learned that young uncapped batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is set to make his Test debut for India. He is likely to be a part of India’s playing XI in the first of the two-match Test series against West Indies. Both teams will lock horns in the series opener on July 12, Wednesday.

Notably, Jaiswal earned his maiden India call-up as he was picked in the Test squad of India for the West Indies tour. Recently, he also impressed everyone with his stellar performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. In addition to that, he also attracted attention with his performances in the Indian domestic circuit last year.

Subsequently, Indian cricket fans are also elated after the news of Jaiswal’s Test debut for India in the series against West Indies. Some of the fans also remembered some of the Indian cricketing legends such as Sunil Gavaskar and former skipper Virat Kohli making their debuts in West Indies.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Man of the Series incoming.

— Minnie Sharma (@serialchiller23) July 7, 2023

Jaiswal should open with rohit

Rahane at 3

Gill should play at 5

— sonu jagga (@sonujagga01) July 7, 2023

I wonder if he’ll go in the steps of another India opener who made his debut in 1971 in WIndies . Good luck @ybj_19

— Rohit Gupta (@roh1) July 7, 2023

Well deserved

He will hit OS century in his first test itself, Meanwhile

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@77thHundredwhnx) July 7, 2023

Well deserved

He will hit OS century in his first test itself, Meanwhile

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@77thHundredwhnx) July 7, 2023

It is good to see someone like Jaiswal making his debut directly into the test team. Rohit, Yash, Gill, Virat and Ajinkya are my top 5 for 1st test against "black wind". BCCI is giving alot of chance to Umran in T20is. it is better that they make him a test bowler.

— Sports syncs (@moiz_sports) July 7, 2023

Hitman & future hitman playing together 😀

— FIRE⁴⁵ (@firefire0045) July 7, 2023

Congratulations

— KOHL!TY 🔨 (@S_VKF18) July 7, 2023

Here’s a look at India's squad for the Test series against West Indies:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, and Navdeep Saini.

Coming back to Yashasvi Jaiswal, he has appeared in 26 innings of the 15 First-Class matches, he played so far in the domestic cricket. In these matches, the 21-year-old has scored 1845 runs with a sensational batting average of 80.21 including nine centuries and two half-centuries to his name.

He is most likely to play in the top order of India during the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies. The young Southpaw was a key factor for the Rajasthan Royals franchise in this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League 2023. He ended up the tournament with his name in the top five highest run scorers of the 16^th season of the tournament.