India, April 8 -- In Yashasvi Jaiswal, India has a truly world-class cricketer. A batter, equipped to do well in all conditions, against all kinds of bowling attacks. Three years into international cricket, there has been no visible chink in his game. However, despite great success in Test cricket, he hasn't quite had the opportunities in white-ball cricket.

Compared to the 28 Tests he has played, the left-hander has just 4 ODIs and 23 T20Is to show. This, of course, isn't about his talent alone but also about the competition.

In ODIs, he contends with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill at the top of the order. In T20Is, the list of competitors is longer: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan are already on the team and capable of open...