Updated On: 26 November, 2024 02:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Having moved to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh to play cricket at an early age, Yashasvi Jaiswal lived in tents with the groundsmen. He even used to sell paani puris at night to earn money for food. His journey of coming to the limelight is an interesting story of a strong-willed man creating his own destiny

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic: File Pic)
Brought up in penury, Yashasvi Jaiswal says that he now uses those experiences from those days as his weapon to perform in international matches.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has showcased his class yet again by smashing a century in the first Test match against Australia and is on the verge of becoming Team India's batting mainstay after Virat Kohli, who also registered a century.