'It's ridiculous': Ex-India coach questions Yashasvi Jaiswal's ODI snub

Gautam Gambhir and Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo)

Former India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has questioned India's decision to keep Yashasvi Jaiswal out of the ODI team. He feels it is difficult to understand why a batter with so much talent and hunger to score runs is not getting a regular place in the side.In six ODI matches, the left-hander has scored 285 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 71.25. However, despite these numbers, he has not been able to secure a regular place in India's white-ball teams.

With the 2027 ODI World Cup approaching, Jaiswal's chances of becoming a regular member of the first-choice team remain uncertain.Speaking on the TalkSport Cricket Podcast, ten Doeschate spoke about Jaiswal's hunger to score runs and his disappointment when he misses out on big scores."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’: Ten Doeschate on Jaiswal's ODI omission

The former India assistant coach went a step further and described Jaiswal's absence from the ODI team as ridiculous.

He also spoke about the young batter's hard work and dedication."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.

Jaiswal's fearless approach against Starc

Ten Doeschate also recalled Jaiswal's performance during India's Test tour of Australia in 2024. He remembered how the youngster took on Mitchell Starc's pace and bounce in the first Test in Perth, despite struggling to deal with short balls during the practice sessions."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.

Jaiswal in good form ahead of New Zealand Test series

Meanwhile, Jaiswal has been among the runs in the unofficial Test series against New Zealand A. The three-match series ended in a 0-0 draw after the fourth day's play in the third match was abandoned.Jaiswal scored 17 and 5 in the first unofficial Test. He had a difficult start in the second match, getting out for a duck in the first innings. However, he bounced back with an unbeaten 155 in the second innings.The left-hander continued his good form in the third unofficial Test, scoring another century with 102 runs.Devdutt Padikkal, Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar also got valuable time in the middle during the series. The first three batters scored four centuries between them.The focus will now shift to the two-Test series between India and New Zealand. Both teams will look to secure a place in next year's World Test Championship final.The first Test will begin on November 19 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.