Former India Chief Selector Happy to See Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan 'Grabbing the Chances with Both Hands'

India’s young batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan slammed the English bowlers before India went on to trash England by 434 runs in the third Test of the five-match series at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, now known as Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot on Sunday.

Former India chief selector MSK Prasad, on Monday, joined the chorus to hail Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan as the future of Indian cricket.

“We need to see him in a few more Test matches,” MSK Prasad was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.

“Jaiswal definitely has the ingredients to be the next superstar. He’s proving to be an all-format player,” he added.

“The opportunities came knocking at their door just ahead of the transition period for Indian cricket, and it was really good to see these players grabbing the chances with both hands.”

The left-handed Jaiswal, hit an unbeaten 214 and put on a destructive 172-run partnership with debutant Sarfaraz to set up India’s 434-run win in Rajkot on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Jaiswal scored a double century in Rajkot for the second match in a row and Sarfaraz, aged 26, making 62 and 68 on his first Test outing.

The pair of Yashasvi and Sarfaraz, who come from the same school in Mumbai, were celebrated by none other than cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on social media.

“Double hundred. Double fifty. This duo of Yashasvi & Sarfaraz has been double trouble for England,” Sachin Tendulkar wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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Jaiswal, once a homeless boy in Mumbai who sold street food to pursue his sporting passion, scored 171 on debut in the West Indies last year and has never looked back.

He averages 71.75 in seven Tests, leads the series batting chart with 545 runs, and needs 139 in his next innings to become the fourth-quickest batsman in history to 1,000 Test runs, and the fastest in 75 years.

Sarfaraz, 26, was presented with his Test cap by spin great Anil Kumble, with his teary-eyed wife and father looking on, and he handled the England spinners with panache and was unlucky to be run out in the first innings.

India lead the series 2-1 with games left in Ranchi and Dharamsala.

(With inputs from Agencies)