Yashasvi Bhupendra Jaiswal is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies in July 2023, scoring a century in his first innings in Test cricket. He is 22 years old now and has an emotional hard struggling story behind his successful entry in International Indian cricket team. A detailed thread by Nakul Pande posted recently on X (Twitter). let’s dig into the untold story of Yashasvi Jaiswal today.
12 years ago, Yashasvi Jaiswal moved 1,000 miles from his home in rural Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai to try & become a cricketer. He moved by himself. He was 10. At first he lived with his uncle. But that didn’t last long.
His uncle lived in Dadar, a northern suburb. The Mumbai commute being what it is, Jaiswal was losing hours each day in travel. So he started working in a dairy shop in the city, in exchange for living space. But he couldn’t work enough & the shop owner threw him out. He was 11.
He ended up living on the Azad Maidan, in the Muslim United club groundstaff’s tent. His parents asked him to come home, but he wanted to stick it out.
So he did – for 3 years. Aged 11 to 14, in a tent. Jaiswal eventually made an impression on a coach called Jwala Singh.
Jwala had himself come to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh, so recognised Jaiswal’s struggle. He also saw a talent. Jwala had Jaiswal move in with him. He eventually became Jaiswal’s legal guardian, and guided his game and his career through the incredibly competitive Mumbai scene.
It’s been widely reported that Jaiswal sold pani puri, a street food snack, to survive. Jwala says this is overblown – Jaiswal would sometimes help out the street food vendors, but his focus was cricket. He did though occasionally end up serving his own teammates.
With a little stability and support, Jaiswal thrived. He blitzed Mumbai’s school & club scene, making his way into the Mumbai U19 side and, eventually, India’s U19s.
He made his senior domestic debut aged 17.
Now he’s an IPL superstar, one of the most dominant players in Indian domestic cricket, and has two Test hundreds in six Tests. A groundstaff’s hut to all that in a decade – and you really do feel he’s just getting started.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Story Source
Famous England cricketer Kevin Pietersen also shared the story and quoted :
“Please read this thread on Jaiswal, EVERYONE! It’s on unreal story. Sport has the power to change! 🩵”
Career Stats of Yashasvi Jaiswal
Batting & Fielding Stats of Yashasvi Jaiswal
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 9 | 0 | 411 | 171 | 45.66 | 685 | 60.00 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| T20Is | 17 | 16 | 1 | 502 | 100 | 33.46 | 310 | 161.93 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| FC | 20 | 35 | 3 | 2256 | 265 | 70.50 | 3419 | 65.98 | 10 | 4 | 279 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| List A | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1511 | 203 | 53.96 | 1753 | 86.19 | 5 | 7 | 159 | 36 | 8 | 0 |
| T20s | 82 | 79 | 4 | 2322 | 124 | 30.96 | 1573 | 147.61 | 2 | 15 | 278 | 101 | 34 | 0 |
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