MUMBAI: There was some amount of struggle that Yashasvi Jaiswal experienced as a budding cricketer on the maidans of the city. After his parents left the city, he was forced to live in a tent for sometime, and even sell ‘paanipuris’ in the evening for survival. However, his fortunes changed completely when his mentor and coach Jwala Singh took him to his home and honed his talent.
Consistent scores in inter-school cricket, and an exposure tour with former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar’s academy to England saw him break into the Mumbai under-16 side, and from then on, he kept climbing up the ladder rapidly.
In February 2020, Jaiswal took the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa by storm, rattling off five fifties. His scores read: 88, 105*, 62, 57*, 29*, 59 as he finished the tournament as the highest run-getter (400 [email protected]) and with the ‘Player of the Series’ trophy in his kitbag.
