Former India player Aakash Chopra believes that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s omission from the Men in Blue’s ODI and T20I lineups is a major injustice. He emphasized that India’s top Test player is skilled in every format.
Jaiswal was added to the reserves but was not selected for India’s 2025 Asia Cup team. In T20Is, the Indian Test captain was named Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy, and Shubman Gill was chosen over him.
Given that Gill is now opening with Rohit Sharma in ODIs and Abhishek Sharma in T20Is, the former India opener was questioned about Jaiswal’s white-ball future in a video posted on his YouTube channel, “Aakash Chopra.”
“It’s a very interesting question because Yashasvi is a good player. When you see Yashasvi, it seems like he is a three-format player. However, currently, he is playing only one format, and it seems like a travesty. It seems almost an injustice, that he should play all three formats.”
Aakash Chopra
According to Chopra, Jaiswal would be included in the Indian ODI team for the trip to Australia and do well in the forthcoming Test series against the West Indies.
“The truth for now is that he will play the two Tests against the West Indies, and I am pretty sure he will score runs as well because he is that kind of a player. I think he will now get a chance to travel with the ODI team. When the three-match series against Australia starts, he will be there.”
Aakash Chopra
Yashasvi Jaiswal was a part of the first team of the Champions Trophy 2025 in India. Yet, due to the wishes of the team management and selectors to have a roster with high spin rate, Varun Chakaravarthy made it to the final team.
Aakash Chopra Confident Yashasvi Jaiswal Will Make India’s 2026 T20 World Cup Squad
Aakash Chopra predicted that the left-handed opener would be included in the 2026 T20 World Cup roster, but admitting that Yashasvi Jaiswal might not be selected for India’s T20I team right away.
“I feel he will have to wait in T20s now also. His name will not come in the 15 that soon because when we win the Asia Cup, there won’t be much scope for change. However, before the World Cup happens, because there are 15 T20Is before that, I am very sure he will find a way into the 15.”
Aakash Chopra
According to the cricketer-turned-commentator, Shreyas Iyer would be included in the team of the reigning T20 World Cup champions, just like Jaiswal.
“He (Jaiswal) is too good a player to miss out. I love him to bits. He is a phenomenal player, and I hope he makes it. I feel Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal are two players who will eventually be part of our World Cup squad. This voice is coming from my heart. I don’t have any inside info.”
Aakash Chopra
Yashasvi Jaiswal has an average 164.31 strike rate and has 723 runs in 22 T20Is. His only 50-over international to date, the first of the three ODIs against England early this year, resulted in the opening batsman getting 15 runs on 22 balls.
