Yashasvi Jaiswal was named the Player of the Match in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. He scored two consecutive fifties in the contest, with India registering a win by 7 wickets to seal the series 2-0.

In the first innings, the southpaw amassed 72 runs off 51 balls, laced with 12 fours and 2 sixes, as India posted 285/9d in just 34.4 overs.

India were given a target of 95 runs in the second innings and Jaiswal once again stood up for the team. He accumulated 51 runs off 45 balls, with the help of 8 fours and a six.

In the post-match presentation ceremony, he was asked about his mindset before the series, having scored more than  700 runs in the previous series against England.

“I came into the series with the aim of winning matches for the team. I want to contribute to the success. The conditions were different in Chennai from what we encountered here in Kanpur,” he said on Jio Cinema.

The young batter hailed Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir for giving him the freedom to express himself in the middle in the first innings in Kanpur.

“Our captain Rohit Sharma and Gauti sir told me to play my natural game in the first innings. It helped me as I could hit boundaries and big shots. They didn’t want to tinker with my approach, and it proved crucial in the end,” he added.