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Yashasvi Jaiswal is currently a regular in India’s Test XI, as he was already left out of the T20I setup, and he only gets ODI chances when Shubam Gill is unavailable. However, Aakash Chopra felt that there is a way for Yashasvi Jaiswal to become an all-format regular for the Indian team.
Aakash Chopra sets massive IPL target for Yashasvi Jaiswal to break into all formats
Chopra believes that the young opener needs to have a massive IPL season in 2026 if he really wants to lock down his place in three formats of the game, especially white-ball cricket. India is currently preparing for the three-match ODI series followed by five T20Is against New Zealand.
Jaiswal is part of the ODI squad, but he remains completely out of the T20I setup despite his explosive ability at the top. And the former Indian batter suggested Jaiswal to score 700+ runs in IPL 2026 to become a regular in Indian white-ball teams.
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He believes that such kind of performance would force the Indian selectors to take note and consider Jaiswal as a serious contender in ODI and T20I cricket.
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Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Yashasvi, I have a request for you. I want you to have a 700-run IPL season. Every year, I think it would be like this for you. You have 400-450-run seasons, but that is not enough. Not for you, not for your level. I need a 700-run season for you to break the door and come in. That’s what I expect from him. So Yashasvi should become a three-format player as soon as possible.
The cricket pundit felt bad for the left-hander for not being able to play in all three formats, which he blamed on the depth and stiff competition in the Indian set-up.
Chopra further noted, “It’s surprising. It just tells you how much depth there is in India because you are unable to play Yashasvi in all three formats. He is going after scoring an ODI century and will sit out when the match is on now. So it is a reality.”
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Post-T20 World Cup turnaround? Chopra makes bold prediction for Yashasvi Jaiswal
The commentator predicted that Jaiswal would be a regular part of India’s white-ball squads after the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
Chopra mentioned, “He doesn’t even come close in T20Is. He is at least in the ODI squad but is not in the T20I squad. However, that will change after the World Cup. I thought that would change before that, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now. It will change after that, and he is then expected to become a three-format player.”
Despite limited opportunities, Jaiswal’s international numbers remain impressive. He has already played 28 Tests and four ODIs for India, but he has scored 171 runs in those 50-over matches. The young opener has also smashed 723 runs in 22 innings with a mind-blowing strike rate of over 164 in T20Is. He has not played a T20I match for the Men in Blue since July 2024.
