Former Indian player Aakash Chopra said that Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performances are being overlooked, even though he has been performing well in the ongoing IPL 2026. Jaiswal has scored 306 runs in nine matches so far, playing an important role in taking his team to the top half of the IPL points table. However, he has been overshadowed by 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has scored 400 runs, including a century, with a strike rate above 238.
“Look at his numbers in the last three years. He was a part of the T20 World Cup 2024-winning team, and then he got dropped. Everyone gets selected and dropped, but no one talks about him. I am not saying he should be selected. I understand there is no vacant place,” Aakash Chopra said on YouTube.
However, Jaiswal was rested for the T20I series against England in 2025, and since then, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson have sealed their places in the team. He was not picked for the Asia Cup and has not played a single T20I in the last two years as well.
“If you see his IPL numbers for the last three years, he has scored runs and has a good average and strike rate. He is doing everything right. However, forget about selection; he isn’t even part of the conversation. What was done after 2024 was like taking a fly out of milk and throwing it away. What was the guy’s mistake?” he concluded.
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