England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former Indian spinner and cricket commentator Pragyan Ojha (Pragyan Ojha) to score a near-flawless century in India’s first innings in the second Test against England, leaving young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (Yashasvi Jaiswal) has been highly praised.

Pragyan Ojha also praised Yashasvi Jaiswal for his excellent shot selection. Let us tell you, India’s young opening batsman performed brilliantly on the first day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam, scoring a record-breaking inning of 179* runs in 257 balls.

Yashasvi Jaiswal not trapped under pressure: Pragyan Ojha

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 17 fours and 5 sixes during his explosive innings against England and helped India post 336/6 at stumps on the first day. Meanwhile, Pragyan Ojha said on Colors Cineplex: “He did not buckle under the pressure. Wickets were falling and they had lost their senior opening partner in Rohit Sharma. Yashasvi’s partners also played and built partnerships, but the way he played, you only remember one shot where he lost his composure a bit against the off-spinner.

Also, the mentality he showed and the flow with which he batted, he played on merit and showed today why he has such good numbers and why he has such a good conversion rate. The way he batted and the shots he played were absolutely commendable. We were discussing in the last Test that he got the start but he could not convert that start into a big score.”

‘He converted his start into a goal’

Pragyan Ojha further said, “However, today he converted his starts into goals. He came with a different kind of approach and we got to see different types of shots. He was trying to hit a six on the first ball in the first Test, but here he took his time. He changed gears after 50 or 60 and then after completing the century, he started his innings again. Only then can you move towards such a big score.”