Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian wicket-keeper batter who today works as an expert, had some big praises for the young Indian opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal. Dinesh predicted for the latter a bright future in all three formats of the game. Jaiswal made his international debut for India in a Test match held against West Indies in Roseau in July last year. He then made his distinction in the 2023-25 edition of the World Test Championship; as of June 2023, he has 1798 runs to his name in 19 matches, making up the run-getter for the Rohit Sharma-led side.
In the concluded series against Australia, Jaiswal featured in all five games, amassing 391 runs, making him the leading run scorer for India. He brought the series opener score to a stupendous 295-run win with a second innings score of 161 runs at Optus Stadium, Perth, and later scored 82 and 84 runs in the Boxing Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Impressed with the way Jaiswal has responded to the tough Test series against Australia, where India lost the series 1-3, Karthik praised him, stating that Jaiswal is going to become a superstar in the near future, and this 23-year-old batter is going to turn out to be phenomenal for India.
He is a future superstar. Certainty in all three formats. And he is batting like an absolute gun. Wish him all the very best and, he is going to be phenomenal for Team India in near future,” Karthik said on Cricbuzz’s HeyCB with DK show.
By winning the first Test series against India after 10 years, Australia also booked its place in the final of WTC 2025. In the final, which is scheduled to take place at Lord’s from June 11-15, Australia will face South Africa, which is set to finish as the table toppers of WTC 2023-25.
Karthik, who never played for India in WTC, made his prediction for the final of WTC 2025 and backed Australia to lift the title once again. Australia, which currently sits at No. 1 position in the ICC Test team rankings, won its first WTC title in 2023 by getting the better of India by 209 runs in the final played at The Oval from June 7 to 11 in 2023.
