{"id":338920,"date":"2025-12-28T08:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/338920\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:32:10","slug":"opportunity-aayega-mehnat-kar-virat-kohli-to-vishal-jayswal-after-falling-to-left-arm-spinner-exclusive-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/338920\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Opportunity aayega, mehnat kar’: Virat Kohli to Vishal Jayswal after falling to left-arm spinner | EXCLUSIVE | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'OpportunityVirat Kohli and Vishal Jayswal (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Vishal Jayswal was an unknown name until he claimed the most prized wicket of his cricketing career \u2014 Virat Kohli<\/a> – a dismissal that instantly etched his name into the record books.Jayswal tempted Kohli out of the crease, spinning the ball sharply past the outside edge and the wicketkeeper made no mistake and whipped off the bails to send the well-set Delhi batter back for 77.<\/p>\n

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While Gujarat narrowly lost the thriller by seven runs, the moment belonged to the young spinner, who was embraced by teammates for his unforgettable breakthrough.As the rest of the Gujarat players headed back to the dressing room, Jayswal lingered. He requested the umpire for the match ball \u2014 the one with which he had dismissed Kohli.Ball in hand, he nervously walked towards the Delhi dressing room. Spotting Kohli, he hesitated. Kohli noticed him, smiled, and said: \u201cAaja, aaja\u201d (Come in).A nervous Jayswal pulled the ball out of his pocket and said: \u201cBhaiya, ball pe ek autograph chahiye\u201d (Please give me an autograph).Kohli put his kit aside, asked Jayswal to sit down, and made him comfortable before signing the ball.\".\"\u201cAchha ball daalta hai. Hard work karta rah. Opportunity aayega, wait kar and mehnat kar [You bowl really well. Keep working hard. Your opportunity will come \u2014 be patient and keep putting in the effort],\u201d Kohli told him.Jayswal admitted the pressure of bowling to a modern day great.\u201cI didn\u2019t have any specific plan against him. He\u2019s a legend of the game. Just bowling to him is a huge moment, and there\u2019s immense pressure when he\u2019s at the crease. I spoke to him and he gave me a lot of tips, how to remain calm under pressure, fitness etc,\u201d Jayswal said, during an exclusive chat with TimesofIndia.com.\u201cOf course, I\u2019m really happy to have dismissed him. Having a wicket like that next to your name is very special,\u201d the spin allrounder said.INSPIRED BY AXAR PATELLike Axar Patel, Jayswal hails from Nadiad in Gujarat\u2019s Kheda district and began his cricket journey at the same academy where Team India\u2019s T20I vice-captain took his first steps.\"VishalJayswal lost his father when he was just eight months old.As he grew older, cricket became his passion, and he told his mother of his dream to become a professional cricketer. The road was far from easy, but his mother stood firmly by him.\u201cThe journey was extremely tough, but whatever I am today is because of my mother,\u201d said Jayswal, who finished as the highest wicket-taker in the 2022\u201323 CK Nayudu Trophy.\u201cTaking her to the awards function was one of the proudest moments of my life.\u201d\"VishalAccording to Jayswal, Axar has played a crucial role in shaping his career.\u201cAxar bhai has helped me immensely \u2014 from my cricket kit to jerseys and bats. I look up to him as an inspiration and mentor,\u201d he said.\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to be a spin-bowling all-rounder like him. He teaches me how to be a game-changer \u2014 when to attack, how to control the run rate, and how to stay mentally strong.\u201dRecalling Axar\u2019s advice, Jayswal added with a smile: \u201cHe always tells me: \u2018Batting mein dhyaan sirf ball pe rakho, aur bowling mein batsman ke pair aur wickets pe.\u2019 Those tips have helped me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli and Vishal Jayswal (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Vishal Jayswal was an unknown name until…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[83667,1721,101,56,54,55,96372,15624,131499,131498,131497],"class_list":["post-338920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-axar-patel","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-vijay-hazare-trophy","tag-virat-kohli","tag-virat-kohli-vht","tag-virat-kohli-vijay-hazare-trophy","tag-vishal-jayswal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}