I want to make sure I'm ready for tomorrow: Yashasvi Jaiswal

In the limelight for his impressive performance in Tests and now in T20I cricket talented Indian youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal says this is just the beginning and he needs to make sure hes ready for tomorrow ie the fifth and final T20I between India and West IndiesFresh from making a mark in IPL 2023 the 21yearold lefthander made a smooth transition to Test cricket with a century on India debut and then followed it up with a halfcenturyJaiswal then grabbed his opportunity in T20I cricket with an unbeaten 84 off 51 balls his first fifty in second appearance in the shortest formatIts just the start Jaiswal told reporters after Indias ninewicket hammering of the West Indies here on Saturday It kept the series alive at 22 to take it to the decider slated later on SundayAlso Read IND vs WI 4th T20I Gill Jaiswal star as India thrash West Indies by 9 wickets level series 22I want to keep doing and building on it Im happy today but I want to make sure that Im ready for tomorrow alsoIt halfcentury was really special representing India is always a proud moment Of course there is a lot of thought and hard work behind it Im so blessed and grateful that I was able to express myself today and it went off wellAfter two backtoback losses in the fivematch T20I series India replaced Ishan Kishan handing debut to Jaiswal to go alongside Shubman GillBut the new opening pair failed in its first match third of the series managing just six runs together even as Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma led India to a sevenwicket victory to keep the series aliveStart of a new eraChasing 179 on Saturday Jaiswal and Gill were in cruise mode and equalled Indias recordhighest T20I opening partnership of 165 which was in the name of Rohit Sharma and KL RahulThe obvious question was whether its the start of a new eraWhat they Rohit and Rahul have done is amazing They are legends of the game I just think that we just need to go and try doing what we can do We have a long way to go was Jaiswals humble responseAlso Read India vs West Indies Is Yashasvi Jaiswal the next cricket sensationHe said hes making the most of the opportunity of sharing the Indian dressing room with seniors like coach Rahul Dravid captain Rohit Virat Kohli Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar YadavWeve an amazing bunch of seniors like Rohit bhaiya Virat bhaiya Hardik bhaiya Surya bhaiya and Rahul sir The way they talk I make sure to listen to their experiences and how they carried themselvesI just try to gather as much information possible from their talks and put that in my game I believe in my process a lot if it would be right the result will follow he saidHe further said that theres a lot of hard work and mental makeup behind his success at the highest levelOf course transition is all important Its about how I am doing my practice and how I am shifting my mind its all about mindsetI trust myself I always believe that if I give everything it can happen I just keep telling myself to go out there and express myself I just try to keep it really simpleAsked what he does to motivate himself Jaiswal said I just keep telling myself I trust I believe and I will do that I need to eat well sleep wellI really work hard on my fitness diet sleep and recovery If my process is right the results will comeAnd his message to the youngsters is simple Believe and trust yourselfYou need to work hard and stick to the process keep fighting always there will be hope and a chance Keep telling yourself I can do this I will do thisIts about trusting your emotions that makes a person really strong and keep doing it Working hard is important because when pressure comes that will help you he signed offWith PTI inputs