India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who slammed a blistering 175 runs in the first innings against West Indies met legend Brian Lara on the sidelines of the 2nd Test in New Delhi as per a video shared by the BCCI. “Sir, how are you,” said Jaiswal before embracing the legend to which Lara said, “Not bad. Don’t beat our bowlers that bad.”
The 23-year-old also opened up about his mindset while batting in the same video, revealing that whenever he gets a start, he tries to convert it into something substantial.
“I always put the team first. How I can play for my team and what is important for my team at that moment of time. So I always think that and that gives me answers. How can I play, what shots I can play, how the wicket is and if I am there, I make sure I take it as long as I can. So that is all my mindset that if I have a start, I make sure that I should make it big,” he said.
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High praise from Brian Lara 👏Yashasvi Jaiswal recounts a magnificent innings in Delhi and shares insights on his approach ✨ – By @Moulinparikh #TeamIndia | #INDvWI | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @ybj_19
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2025
The India opener also had high praises for Sai Sudharsan who scored 87 and skipper Shubman Gill who notched up another 100 vs West Indies.
“We were just chatting in the middle that if we were set, we should take it long and we need to play our shots as well. Then we were juts trying to rotate the strike and score runs when there is an opportunity and I think he played really well,” he said of Sudharsan.
Talking about captain Gill, Jaiswal said, “Gill bhai has batted amazingly as always. And that is what we were talking about. If we are in, we should make it count and just keep playing our instincts as well. If there is a loose ball we should go for runs. It was very nice to bat with him. the way he bats and the way he runs the game when he is batting, I think it’s absolutely fantastic.”
