IND vs WI 2025: "We didn't even think Yashasvi Jaiswal would make that mistake" - Former India spinner defends Shubman Gill over unfortunate run-out

Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on his third double ton in Test cricket on Day 2 of the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. He was unfortunately run-out in the second over of the day after adding just two runs to his overnight score of 173.

Jaiswal punched a full delivery from Jayden Seales straight to mid-off and started running towards the non-striker's end. However, Shubman Gill wasn't too keen on taking the single. He sent Jaiswal back but the Mumbai batter saw it late and couldn't make it back to the crease in time. West Indies wicketkeeeper Tevin Imlach affected the run-out after collecting the throw from Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

While a section of the fans blamed Shubman for the run-out, former India cricket Anil Kumble said that Jaiswal went with the flow after hitting the shot, thinking that it would beat the fielder.

"That's something we never even expected. We didn't even think that someone like Jaiswal would make that mistake. I thought perhaps he played that shot really too well and maybe thought he was beating the fielder to his right or left and probably went with the flow. I know it was his call but I don't think he would've made it to the non-striker's end because it went straight to the mid-off fielder. There was absolutely no chance," Kumble said during Lunch on Star Sports.

Kumble felt that Jaiswal was looking set for a big score. However, the former India head coach was disappointed with the opening batter's approach on Day 2.

"The only doubt was whether the keeper took the bails off. Was the ball in his hand or did it pop out before? But the umpire didn't have any doubt even referring to the third umpire. That too me was a bit of a surprise but in the end, it was a bad call from Jaiswal. I thought he was set for a long, long innings. His approach was slightly different. I thought he would go back to his yesterday morning's first session approach but he was more into the groove of how he sort of left off last evening. That to me, was a bit of a surprise," Kumble opined.

India declared at 518/5 in their first innings, with Shubman remaining unbeaten on 129 off 196 balls. In reply, the West Indies managed 140/4 at Stumps, still 378 runs adrift of India's total.