It was a Rajasthan Royals reunion in the ongoing India vs England 2nd Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and current Director of Cricket at Rajasthan Royals Kumar Sangakkara. In a video which has emerged on social media, all three were caught having a light moment on the field before the start of Day 2 play at Edgbaston.
In the video, Jaiswal is seen looking clearly overjoyed by something Sangakkara had said, and without hesitation, threw his arms around the cricket legend in an enthusiastic hug. The gesture caught Dhruv Jurel by surprise, who was nearby and couldn’t help but laugh at Jaiswal’s spontaneous display of affection. Sangakkara himself seemed amused and touched by the young opener’s energy, responding with a warm smile and returning the embrace.
Yashasvi Jaiswal misses century but India on top against England
Jaiswal, narrowly missed a second century of the series by just 13 runs in Birmingham, but across threee innings so far he has been a pillar at the top of the order. His composed knock of 87 runs showcased crisp strokes and fearless intent, helping India wrest control of the game early.
After being out into bat by England, India posted a commanding first-innings total of 587 on the back of Shubman Gill’s record-breaking 269 runs. Besides Gill, there were some solid contributions from the lower order as well with Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar (42) putting up brave fight with the bat. England, in reply, stumbled early. Akash Deep, playing in place of rested spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, rocked the top order with a fiery opening spell.
Although Akash Deep struggled a touch in his first over, conceding 12 runs, he roared back with back-to-back wickets in his second. He got Ben Duckett to nick off to Gill at first slip, followed by Ollie Pope, who edged KL Rahul to the cordon. KL Rahul juggled it once and took it the second time.
Mohammed Siraj joined the party in the eighth over of the innings. Zak Crawley edged one to Karun Nair, who was also stationed at slip as the home side crashed to 25/3. Harry Brook survived an umpire's call but joined hands with Joe Root took England to stumps at 77/3.
