Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has urged Yashasvi Jaiswal to back his own strengths in the second qualifier against Gujarat Titans. Singh reckons Jaiswal should not try to become Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Jaiswal trudged to run a ball 29 against SRH as he could not change his gears in the eliminator contest on Wednesday. The left-hander has scored 426 runs in 15 matches of the ongoing IPL 2026 at an average of 32.77 and a strike rate of 153.23. 

Harbhajan Singh said on Star Sports, “If I am in the RR camp, I will tell him just one thing, ‘You don’t have to try and be Vaibhav Suryavanshi. You have to remain Jaiswal.’ Just be Jaiswal, he is far ahead of many players. Not many have the kind of game that he has. Yashasvi just needs to time the ball. He is also trying to hit the ball too hard, which is why his body weight is going backwards, and the ball is going in the air. All he needs to do is just back himself and play along the ground and time the ball.”

“He has never been that six-hitter. That’s the difference between Jaiswal and Suryavanshi. Suryavanshi is a six-hitter, and Jaiswal is a four-hitter. When a four-hitter tries to hit sixes, his body weight moves. So, if he tries to hit fours, the sixes will automatically come in that flow,” he added.

On the other hand, the Turbanator reckons Rajasthan Royals will enter the contest as favorites against Gujarat Titans.

“The match is in Punjab. Shubman Gill will feel at home. However, I feel Rajasthan are definitely slightly ahead because of the momentum, but with the kind of team and bowling attack GT have, they will not concede the kind of runs that SRH did.”

RR will face GT in the second qualifier on Friday.