It was an odd moment in the middle of what had been a dominant test for India. Yashasvi Jaiswal, batting beautifully on 175, got himself run out in a moment that surprised everyone, including his batting partner Shubman Gill.
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The mix-up came during India’s first innings of the Delhi Test against the West Indies, as the hosts declared at 518/5.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra later shared his view on the incident and said that the single Jaiswal attempted simply wasn’t there to take.
What did Aakash Chopra say about Yashasvi Jaiswal’s run-out?
Aakash Chopra, speaking on Star Sports, didn’t hold back when discussing the dismissal. He said clearly that Jaiswal had to take responsibility for what happened, since the single he went for was not available in the first place.
"I believe there was no run. A run is completed when two people run. I do get it that it was your call for sure, and you want to run, but it was neither required nor was it available. If you hit straight and run, what would you have done had Shubman not been able to reach the other end?" he said.
Chopra further explained that when a run-out happens, the batter who gets dismissed often has to take the blame.
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He added that if the fielder had hit directly at the striker’s end and Gill was short, people would still have blamed Jaiswal for calling him in the first place.
"It was his (Jaiswal's) danger end, but if the ball came into the fielder's hands with such good bounce, if he had made a direct hit at the batter's end, and Shubman had been unable to reach, whose mistake would it have been? At the end of the career, you understand that whoever gets run out, the mistake is theirs," Chopra observed.
The whole incident happened when Jaiswal played a straight drive to Tagenarine Chanderpaul at mid-off and instantly called for a run. Gill didn’t respond, sending him back, but by then it was too late as the throw reached the stumps in time, and Jaiswal couldn’t make his ground.
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