Yashasvi Jaiswal’s run-out – whose fault is it anyway?

Yashasvi Jaiswal runout vs Sri Lanka ( PC- X/ Sony Sports Network)

In Victorian-era cricket, the fielding team probably would have withdrawn the appeal. Circa 2026, and such expectations are a little too far-fetched. Niroshan Dickwella still waited and looked in the direction of his captain, Dhananjaya de Silva, before taking the bail off. Eventually, he did, and Yashasvi Jaiswal had to depart — run out for 32 off 37 balls.

 

This was how the sequence unfolded… KL Rahul drove a delivery from Keshara Nuwantha to deepish mid-on and set off for a single. But as the bowler dived in his follow-through to stop the ball, he brought down Jaiswal at the non-striker’s end. Rahul stopping in his tracks and aborting the run would have been a prudent call. But he went ahead.

 

Meanwhile, Jaiswal took his time to get up, moved forward a couple of paces before stopping. The two batsmen found themselves at one end, with the southpaw a little slow to get back to his crease. Rahul had already touched down, and his partner’s promising innings was nipped in the bud. It seemed like it was the only way Jaiswal could have been dismissed.

 

India were in cruise control after Shubman Gill won a good toss and promptly decided to bat first. The pitch behaved well in the first session, although the odd ball turned. India, playing their 600th Test, went to lunch on 101/1. Devdutt Padikkal is batting on 35 off 49 balls and looking good at No. 3. Rahul, 32 off 77 deliveries, appears to have gone into a shell.

 

Lunch score: India 101/1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal run out 32, Devdutt Padikkal 35 batting, KL Rahul 32 batting) vs Sri Lanka

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