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JE Sports Desk: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal impressed one and all with his debut Test innings against West Indies in Dominica and is seen as the player who will represent the country in all three formats. The right-handed batter smashed 171 in his debut knock and won the Player of the Match award after India clinched the first Test by an innings and 141 runs.

Jaiswal provided a solid opening partnership with skipper Rohit Sharma in the opening match and also scripted the highest first-wicket partnership against West Indies by Indian pair.

Ahead of the start of the second Test in Port of Spain, India batting coach Vikram Rathour said the young opener is the future of this team in all formats.

"He has a lot of potential, and he has reached that potential as well in other formats. He has also made runs in Test cricket. Sometimes it might take a bit of time in a particular format, and he is taking that time, but he has that time. The potential that he has, I have no doubt that he is the future of Indian team in batting. He will play for the Indian team for a long time, in all three formats," said Rathour in the pre-match press conference.

"He is taking some time but the good thing is that there is no dearth of hardwork, he is working out on things. And along with potential he also has the temperament, which makes one a big player. Again, there's no doubt that he'll play all three formats for a long time," he added.

Rathour was impressed with Jaiswal's resilience on day two of the first Test as he made a smooth transition to red-ball cricket after coming from the Indian Premier League (IPL) stint.

"I've been a selector before, so whenever you pick a player you should pick him with the intent that he will play for India for the next 10 years. He definitely has the potential. For me the most important thing (even though) I haven't worked with Yashasvi before, was that I had seen him scoring runs at the IPL, you saw how dynamic a batsman he is, the kind of stroke-player he is. But he managed to change the game according to the situation of the team," he said.

"On the second day, he scored some 20 runs off 90 balls before Lunch. I think that for me was the highlight of the innings. Somebody who is able to do that, who can play against his character, his normal game, get through that phase and then score big runs, it was phenomenal to watch. Absolutely no doubt that he has great potential and great future with the Indian team in all three formats," Rathour added.

The second Test between India and West Indies will be played at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad from Thursday, July 20.