Yashasvi Jaiswal’s heated confrontation with Asitha Fernando during the India vs Sri Lanka Test in Colombo continues to generate discussion, and Dhruv Jurel has now provided an account of what the India opener told him about the incident.
The International Cricket Council subsequently sanctioned both cricketers. “When he got out, he was quietly walking back to the dressing room. He didn’t say anything. If you look at the footage, Jaiswal immediately turned around. The Sri Lankan pacer was abusing him. Instead, the Indian batter believed the Sri Lankan pacer crossed a line by allegedly directing abuse towards him. You took my wicket, you can show normal aggression, but you can’t abuse me,’” Jurel added.
Jaiswal and Fernando were each fined 25 per cent of their match fees and received one demerit point for breaching Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
The ICC said the offence related to inappropriate physical contact during an international match. Jurel has now shed more light on what happened before the confrontation, saying Jaiswal had told him that Fernando repeatedly abused him after the dismissal. Jaiswal told me that he was abusing him nonstop,” Jurel told former India batter Aakash Chopra. Jaiswal’s objection was not to Fernando celebrating the wicket itself, according to Jurel. “Jaiswal told him, ‘It’s okay.
Shubman Gill will captain the side, with KL Rahul serving as vice captain. Jurel has been selected as a wicketkeeping option alongside Rahul. He is yet to make his ODI debut and enters the squad with a strong List A record. Jaiswal’s place in India’s XI for the West Indies opener is not guaranteed, with captain Gill and senior opener Rohit Sharma also part of the squad.
Jurel and Jaiswal are now preparing for India’s upcoming three match ODI series against West Indies, which begins on September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram. Both have been included in India’s 15 member ODI squad announced by the BCCI. The wicketkeeper batter averages 74.70 in List A cricket, having accumulated 747 runs from 14 innings, including two centuries and six fifties. The first ODI is scheduled for September 27 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
