Mumbai, May 23 2024: As the Indian Premier League (IPL) season races towards its climax, Rajasthan Royals’ CEO Jake Lush McCrum joined SportifyWithPRG to share his insights. He discussed the remarkable rise of young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, the role of analytics and their efforts towards scouting and player development.
On Jaiswal’s rise:
Speaking on the exceptional Yashavi Jaiswal, Jake Lush McCrum said, “We had spotted him a few years before we signed him, when he was not eligible for the auction yet. As much as we have an analytics capability that is unbelievably strong, there was not enough data to make a decision. So, we held a lot of trials with him. The first ball he faced, he stepped across and scooped the fast bowler bowling 135. That sort of fearlessness, that rawness, that drive was incredibly impressive and so let’s just say we are not surprised with where Yashasvi has gotten to.”
Jake Lush McCrum also shed light on the efforts deployed behind the scenes towards developing a once in a generation talent like Yashasvi Jaiswal. “He had to undergo a cultural transformation, because when you’re a young kid who’s been on the maidans, you have to only focus on yourself, and so he came from that setting to a team environment.”
With the Rajasthan Royals’ commitment to player success extending beyond field skills, he further added, “We took him (Jaiswal) to the UK. We got him to spend time with business leaders within our UK tech entrepreneurial ecosystem. We took him to different academies. We gave him exposure just going on a boat in Cornwall with some locals and having some Cornish pasties. Small things like that just opened his eyes to the broader world and made him see the bigger picture and how big the ecosystem supporting him is and how much he’s giving back to it as well. And so, you see that maturity building.”
However, Jake Lush McCrum opined the primary reason for Jaiswal’s success lay in his approach to the game. “The biggest reason for his success is his hunger, his drive, his work ethic. He hits more balls than any player. He trains harder than any player, and that’s the sort of instinct that he’s got, which has been so amazing to watch.”
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