Yashasvi Jaiswal hailed as hero for playing "extraordinary" cricket against Pakistan

India U-19 cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal on Tuesday played an extraordinary kck to help Men in Blue secure a 10-wicket victory over ir arch-rival Pakistan. Yashasvi's mindblowing innings came in semi-final match of ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup that is being held in South Africa. 10-wicket victory over Pakistan helped India secure ir second consecutive World Cup final berth. 17-year-old played an unbeaten kck of 103 runs and became top run-scorer of tournament in process. 

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U-19 cricketer is being hailed as a hero on various social media platforms for amazing kck he played against Pakistan. Jaiswal who moved to Mumbai six years ago from a small town in Uttar Pradesh became a sensation in 2015 when he scored 319 t-out and took 13/99 in a Giles Shield match in Mumbai. Jaiswal's story is so extraordinary because he sold panipuri and stayed in tents with groundsmen to make ends meet and fulfill his dream of playing for India. 

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Last year in December, Jaiswal was awarded an Indian Premier League contract when Rajasthan Royals picked him in auction for a whopping amount of Rs 2.4 crore. Jaiswal has so far scored three half-centuries and one century in five matches he has played in tournament. Jaiswal has 312 runs at an aver of 156.00 in ongoing U-19 World Cup. Indian stalwarts like Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman took to ir official Twitter handle to congratulate young player for devastating kck he played against his neighbour. 

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