"I hit him on purpose that day"- Yashasvi Jaiswal makes big revelation about incident with rising Australian star in 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Indian opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has opened up about his verbal exchange with Australian opener Sam Konstas during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 23-year-old said that Konstas was unleashing a barrage of words at him and he retorted by taking on Nathan Lyon in the middle.

Jaiswal described Konstas as "weird", but added that he too was frightened while fielding at silly point in the game. The southpaw said on Mashable India's "On The Bombay Journey" show:

“When I was batting, he was giving it to me. He’s a bit weird. When I was batting, he was forcefully saying things to me. I got a bit angry and said, “Okay”. Nathan Lyon bowled a ball, and I gave it a whack. Actually, I hit him on purpose that day. Later, I was fielding at silly point and Steve Smith was lifting his bat and I said, “Baap re”. It was a really flat wicket. That time, Rohit Sharma gave me some bamboo”.

Jaiswal had exchanged words with Konstas during the fifth and final Test at Sydney. The stump mic caught the southpaw asking why he wasn't able to hit any shot in the middle.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up about Rohit Sharma's influence in his life

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his Test debut against West Indies in July 2023. Walking out to bat with him that day was Rohit Sharma. The 23-year-old said it was great fun to be around the current ODI captain. Jaiswal said:

“Rohit bhai is alag level. It is great fun being around him. With him, even when he says something, we learn a lot from his words, but we know he’s saying things for our own good. His words inspire me a lot.”

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma opened the batting in Test cricket between July 2023 and December 2024. The latter retired from the longest format in May 2025.