Yashasvi Jaiswal Is Only 23, But He’s Already Batting Like a Senior Pro in IPL 2025

The future star, Yashasvi Jaiswal. Well, the future is now, and it has dressed for the occasion in pink and gold. At just 23 years of age, Jaiswal is taking the IPL 2025 season by storm not only as the dynamic opener for the Rajasthan Royals but he’s also the cool, calm & collected batting partner, and now a senior player. That bright-eyed kid who was fresh back, raw, and out of control with aggression is now doling out calmness, mentorship, and lots of consistency. He can not only hit boundaries and keep taking risks, but he is also building innings and flipping games.

From Rash to Refined: Jaiswal’s New Batting Maturity

Jaiswal was the breakout player of the IPL year in 2023, but it looked like the weight of the fireworks, along with an unexpected escalation in popularity and pressure, was too much in 2024 when he seems to have lost his rhythm and upon maximum consistency. But 2025 brings a very different left-handed player. Not only is he fun to watch, but he appears to be thinking about his innings considerately – a less juvenile thought process and a more grown-up comprehension of the situation, merging aggression with the newfound patience.

At the beginning of this season, in retrospect, there were signs of the old jitters… nervous footwork and over-eagerness when reaching for shots, but Jaiswal, as we know, has quickly ironed those issues out. He now has three scores of 70+ in seven innings so far, and that 49 he scored the other day? A case could be made that was more valuable than a flashy fifty because he played a superb anchor role in conjunction with the emerging Suryavanshi batting around him. Company was not something he chased; Jaiswal provided connection, sustenance, and perhaps most impressively, clarity without an ego; not something you often see from a 23-year-old opener who has multiple IPL hundreds already.

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The Senior Partner Role—At 23? Yep, and He’s Owning It

Let’s face it: “senior partner” isn’t a phrase you’d generally associate with someone born in 2001. But that’s exactly what Jaiswal has become for the Royals this season. With so many young players around him, particularly fellow opener Suryavanshi, Jaiswal has had to play the role of stabilizer or mentor. He’s talking to his partner between overs, giving guidance during the innings, and managing the pace of their partnerships like a seasoned campaigner. This isn’t just a formal stylistic position; it’s showing in the way he is batting.

Against the Mumbai Indians (a team he clearly relishes playing), Jaiswal was willing to play the second role when required, absorb pressure when wickets fell, and ramp up when it was appropriate. That is quality cricket intelligence, and it’s proof that he isn’t just playing well, but thinking well.

Home Comforts and Big-Match Temperament

Furthermore, another exciting part of Jaiswal’s form this season is that he plays his best when he is in familiar surroundings. His track record at Jaipur is outstanding. Over the years, he has collected a number of big scores at the venue. And against the Mumbai Indians? He clearly loves that match-up; he has already made two IPL tons against them, and he seems to take it up an extra level of intensity when they roll into town.

This mix of familiarity and big-match temperament might be just what the Royals need to make a deep playoff run. If he can keep allied together that same calmness and ability to perform in crunch time, he could easily become one of the defining players of IPL 2025.

So, what do you think about Jaiswal’s evolution this season—could we be looking at a future Team India captain in the making? Drop your thoughts in the comments!