Yashasvi's tough life-innings; Read about his struggle on how he made it to U-19 WC squad

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be an integral part of Indian squad in upcoming ICC U-19 World Cup 2020 which is scheduled to be played in South Africa. He will be expected to make it big as India t only aim to retain ir title but will also be looking to win ir fifth world title at U-19 level. Meanwhile, youngster has come forward and spoken about what made him fall in love with sport during his recent interview with International Cricket Council (ICC). 

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Yashasvi Jaiswal on what made him take up sport

''I love cricket and playing sport gives me immense joy and love. I used to watch Sachin Tendulkar play and from that time onwards, I always wanted to be in Mumbai and represent Mumbai.''

youngster n went on to say that when he had come to Mumbai along with his far, he used to visit Azad Maidan and loved playing cricket re. 

''I started practising at Azad Maidan but my Dad said let's go back home (Uttar Pradesh) but I said that I will stay here and play for Mumbai. So I took all my stuff and went to Azad Maidan'', he added.

Jaiswal n said that when he had been re, re was a match happening and he was told that if he performed well in that match n he would be provided a tent to stay in. He played match, performed really well, and got to live in a tent.

However, life was t easy in tent for young Yashasvi as re was light or toilet. Apart from that, he also had to brave wear conditions. During summer, it was too hot and during monsoon, water would find its way into tent. Even though it was t easy for 17-year-old to stay re but positive intent of playing cricket was only thing that was going in his mind. 

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'se struggles never bored me': Yashasvi Jaiswal

''se struggles never bored me and my focus was solely on cricket. During those times, I didn't get much support from my family on monetary front. So, I used to sell Pani Puris in evening and earn some money. It was an embarrassing situation for me when players whom I used to play with would come to have Pani Puris at shop I worked in. I used to feel bad because I would score a century in morning and in evenings, I would sell Pani Puris. It didn't matter wher it was a small job or t, that job itself was important for me. Yet, my only focus was on cricket.''

Mumbai batsman n mentioned that he was tired of doing all this and he did t kw what to do. re was a revival in his fortune when he met Jwala Sir while practising at Azad Maidan. Jwala asked what he did and where was he living and n asked to meet him.

''After that, my life changed. I didn't have money to buy food and I didn't have a place to stay. However, Sir told me to just focus on cricket and that he would take care of everything else. I got selected to play for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019. I went for match and created record (Youngest batsman to score a double-hundred in List A cricket. I was very ecstatic and I thanked God. This is just start. I just need to focus on process and result will come on its own.''

video of this interview was also posted by governing body of international cricket on its official Twitter handle.

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