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'He was making a case there' - Former India player opines on run-out saga between Kohli-Jaiswal on day 2 of Boxing Day Test match

Former India player sided with Yashasvi Jaiswal saying that since he had a case prepared after getting out which confirms Virat Kohli's fault.

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Arunima Purohit
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The run-out mix-up between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal has attracted much criticism with the former being blamed. On the second day of the fourth Test match, Jaiswal was batting on 82 runs. He was playing brilliantly when Cummins ran to run him out as there was a lack of communication between Kohli and Jaiswal. 

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No matter how debatable the matter might be, Jaiswal didn't need to take chances when only 20 minutes of gameplay were left. However, former India player Sanjay Manjrekar sided with the young lad, saying that since Jaiswal had a case prepared after getting out, it seemed to be Kohli's fault. 

"Yashasvi Jaiswal, for a guy who is so young, had a few things to say to Virat Kohli. He was making a case there. That shows how much that innings was important to him. Out of habit, he would have got a hundred and that hundred would have been even more impressive than the one that Perth. Although that was a big one, the pitch in Perth had become a little Indian-like for two days," said Sanjay Manjrekar. 

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