Australian media names this young player as Team India's 'New King'

NEW DELHI: Due to his elegant batting style, consistency and run scoring with flair, Shubman Gill is often referred as the 'Prince of Indian cricket'.

But the Australia media has heralded India's gun opener Yashasvi Jaiswal as 'The New King'.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's journey in cricket is a story of perseverance and talent. From humble beginnings, he has quickly risen to become one of India's most promising young batsmen, impressing fans and critics alike with his stellar performances in domestic cricket and the IPL.

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Born in Uttar Pradesh, Jaiswal moved to Mumbai at a young age with dreams of becoming a cricketer. His early life was marked by hardships; he lived in tents, sold street food, and struggled to make ends meet while training.

But his dedication and resilience shone through and made his Test debut with a bang with an astonishing 171 against the West Indies at Roseau in July 2023.


Jaiswal showed his appetite for big knocks when he smashed 209 and an unbeaten 214 against England at Visakhapatnam and Rajkot respectively in February 2024.

Last month in October, Jaiswal made history by becoming the first Indian batter to score 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year before turning 23. The milestone came during the second Test against New Zealand at Pune's MCA Stadium.

Jaiswal became only the fifth batter in history to accomplish this feat, placing his name alongside some of the game's greatest.

After 14 Tests, Jaiswal has scored 1407 runs at an average of 56.28.

Now as Team India is touring Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the journey of Jaiswal has been chronicled in Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Not just that, the front page of the newspaper has a picture of Virat Kohli with a title in Hindi that translates to 'Fight for the ages' and has Jaiswal on the back page with the title in Punjabi that translates to 'The New King'.