Yashasvi Jaiswal incurs Sunil Gavaskar's ire for reckless dismissal: 'Your responsibility was to...'

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed his disappointment with Yashasvi Jaiswal's shot choice in the first innings of the Brisbane Test. Jaiswal, facing only his second delivery, made a regrettable decision and was caught for just 4 runs off Mitchell Starc's delivery. The left-handed batsman attempted to flick the ball towards mid-wicket after scoring a boundary on the previous ball but ended up finding Mitchell Marsh, who took a straightforward catch inside the circle, leading to Jaiswal's early dismissal.

Gavaskar slammed Jaiswal for his poor shot selection early in the innings when India were facing a big total from Australia who posted 445 after being asked to bat first.

"It's not the best of shots. You are facing 445 runs, then I think it's important for you to get your eye in. It wasn't even a half volley, and you have tried to flick that ball away, and it's a simple catch. Very good field placement and very good captaincy by Pat Cummins for sure," Gavaskar said on ABC Sport.

The legendary batter suggested that Jaiswal's job was to spend time at the crease and set a platform for the others to follow, but he ended up playing a disappointing shot to get dismissed in the first over itself.

"But that's not the best of shots that you expect from an opening bat, particularly when your opposition has got 445. Your job now for that one hour was to try and stay at the crease. Jaiswal, very very disappointing," said Gavaskar.

Jaiswal had a banter with Starc during the second innings of the Perth Test, where he scored a ton, but since then, the Aussie pacer has gotten the better of him twice, and both times in the first over.

Gavsakar asserted that being positive is one thing but at the same time one has to be practical too as he slammed Jaiswal for playing a rash shot despite getting a four on the first ball.

"It's just all very well to be positive. But you also gotta be practical, and when the ball is new. It's the first over; you can't be looking to score 25 runs off the first over. It wasn't even a half volley. I can understand if it was a half volley; sometimes you are not able to keep it along the ground. It was a length ball, you were never going to be able to keep that ball down," added Gavaskar.