No Kohli, no Gill, Brian Lara feels this Indian cricketer can play in any conditions

West Indies legend Brian Lara feels that Team India opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal can play in any conditions The former West Indies cricketer further stated that Jaiswal needs to make some mental adjustments for the upcoming BorderGavaskar TrophyIn 2024 Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 929 runs in eight Test matches He also has two centuries and six halfcenturies putting him as the leading runscorer for India in 2024He has got the ability to play in any conditions I saw him in the Caribbean Obviously the pitches in Australia are slightly different but if you take that sort of strength that you have youre going to play good cricket in any conditionsI expect to see him do well Brian Lara told the media during the launch of the International Masters League The West Indies great said Jaiswal will need to make some mental adjustments to continue his success Down UnderI think the adjustment is upstairs said Lara pointing towards his head when asked if the Indian opener will have to make any adjustmentsAlso ReadIndia to host World Pickleball Championship Series for the first timeThe adjustment is your ability to back your talent in whatever conditions I say this with a pinch of salt because conditions in India have changedWith the IPL youve got international players coming You are feeding your players a different level of competition which is great so I dont think theres much that he has to do technically he addedI just think mentally travelling away from home playing against Australia on their shores is a different beast But I believe that the Indian team that Ive seen going to Australia over the last couple of occasions are very capable of winning he saidAlongside Jaiswal Brian Lara also picked Abhishek Sharma as the most exciting Indian batsmen right nowJaiswal and Abhishek Sharma First of all theyre lefthanders Theyre very young They play the game in a style very attacking and very stylish he saidOf course the relationship I have had with them over the last couple of years has been very special Its great to see them go from strength to strength he addedBrian Lara said for Indian team to achieve success it will be crucial to have a good plan ahead of the fivematch Test series against AustraliaYou have got to have a plan And your plan has to be something that when it comes to fruition you get the success he saidWhen youre coming up against Australia youve got to have a damn good plan and youve got to be able to soak in pressure because theyre going to apply a lot of pressureFrom an Indian scenario theyve got to play good cricket Theyve got to believe in themselves and theyve got to play each session at a time They cant think way beyond that he addedSpeaking about the Kanpur Test Brian Lara said that such an outcome is not possible every timeIt was not just about the points Its a situation where India knows that they have the advantage in terms of being the better playing team against Bangladesh and theyve got to put themselves he saidTheyve got to give themselves the opportunity I love the way that they went about it in such a short space of time to put Bangladesh under pressure The performance by India with the bat was always to put Bangladesh under pressureTest cricket is about attrition Not every single day youre going to have 23 days washed out I want to see a lot of games going into the fourth and the fifth day I want to see batters holding on battling if they have to battle Bowlers being as disciplined as possibleThat Test match was a Test match where India felt that they have an opportunity to win But its not going to happen that way all the time said LaraWith PTI Inputs