India vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja spoke about the scuffle between captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal on the second day of the second Test against West Indies (Saturday, October 11). Jaiswal was run out before reaching his double century, but Jadeja described the incident as a ‘simple misunderstanding’.
On the second day, Jaiswal was run out on 175 in the morning session due to a misunderstanding with Gill. The left-handed batsman had covered more than half of the crease, but Gill did not show the commitment to take runs. Tangerine Chanderpaul threw at the striker’s end and wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach uprooted the bails.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is disappointed with Shubman Gill after being run out.
After stumps on the second day, Yashasvi Jaiswal also called run-outs ‘part of the game, so it’s okay’. Jaiswal showed a mixture of patience and aggression throughout his innings. He completed his half-century in 82 balls and added 50 more runs in just 63 balls to complete his seventh Test century.
Jaiswal was earlier involved in a similar run-out during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar series against Australia. The incident occurred during the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In the first innings, Jaiswal attempted a quick single after tapping the ball to mid-on from Scott Boland. However, Virat Kohli had changed his stance. When Pat Cummins’ throw reached Alex Carey, Jaiswal was out of the crease.
There was a misunderstanding – Ravindra Jadeja on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s run out sparked debate among the fans and some people blamed captain Shubman Gill for it. However, Ravindra Jadeja termed the incident as a ‘misunderstanding’ between the two players. He stressed that such moments are a natural part of the game and there is nothing to exaggerate about.
“No, there was nothing special. There was a misunderstanding, yes, no, yes, no, and a non-striker thinks there are no runs; a striker thinks there are no runs, so it goes on like that,” Jadeja told reporters after the end of the second day.
“Nothing special, at the end of the day, it’s part of the game, it happens. Thank God, we were in a good position, even after that the whole team was there and scored big,” the all-rounder said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is very smart in his batting – Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja said that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maturity has helped him excel in international cricket. Jadeja said that Jaiswal decides with good game awareness which bowler to attack and when to play cautiously.
“Jaiswal is very smart with his batting; he knows which bowler to attack, which bowler to play and get out, so I think his maturity level is very good.”
“He doesn’t try to hit every bowler, he has a very good idea of what position to hit, what time to hit, so I think it’s a good thing that when a batsman knows what shot he is going to play, when he is going to play it, then it stays in his mind and leads to success,” Jadeja said.
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