India Leaving Out Yashasvi Jaiswal? Ryan ten Doeschate's Remark Turns Heads

Former India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate recently shared a strong opinion on young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal's repeated omissions from India's white-ball squads. While Jaiswal has established himself as a regular in the Test setup, he is yet to secure a consistent place in the limited-overs teams. The left-hander has played six ODIs, scoring 285 runs, including two centuries, at an impressive average of 71.25. Despite those numbers, the Rajasthan Royals opener remains on the fringes of India's white-ball plans. With the 2027 ODI World Cup approaching, his chances of breaking into the first-choice ODI side appear increasingly slim.

Speaking on the TalkSport Cricket Podcast, ten Doeschate reflected on how difficult it is to see a batter as talented and run-hungry as Jaiswal being left out of the ODI setup.

"He is so hungry to do well. You know, even when he gets runs but doesn't get a big one, the genuine disappointment in leaving runs out there, you can see it really hurts him. He is also, just touching on the ODI point, he is desperate to play ODI cricket as well. He doesn't get into the team, which is - it's crazy," said Doeschate.

"It's ridiculous. There are some players we were chatting about yesterday who aren't in the team. But also just to be clear, you know, I wasn't the batting coach, so I didn't have that direct access to players in terms of working that closely with them. It was so I'd chip in here and there and maybe complement what the batting coach and the head coach were saying. But yeah, certainly very, very hungry, works very, very hard. One of those strange situations where he's actually not a great netter," he added.

He also revisited India's Test tour of Australia in 2024, recalling how Jaiswal confidently took on the pace and bounce of Mitchell Starc, despite enduring a difficult day in the nets beforehand.

"I'll never forget, it happened in Australia, that whole build-up in Perth. And within the first three overs of the first Test match, Starc had bowled a 150k bouncer and he just pulled him in front of square. He just didn't look like he could play the short ball in the nets," he said.

Currently, Jaiswal is in New Zealand with the India A side for an unofficial Test series against the hosts. He is expected to join the senior squad thereafter for the two-match Test series against the Kiwis, which begins on November 19.

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