Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fastest fifty in IPL at Eden Gardens on Thursday against KKR took him to the orbit of stardom in the IPL. But he has an inspirational story that can be encouraging for the next generation of cricketers. Yashasvi Jaiswal is an example of the proverb that hard work pays off. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal has earned a good amount of respect in Indian cricket with his domestic and IPL figures, but things weren’t always like this, he had to struggle for every meal and had to sleep in the cow-barn so he could practice in the daytime.

This is the inspirational story of a boy who went from selling Pani-Puri to becoming the run machine in Indian domestic cricket.

Yashasvi Jaiswal came to Mumbai when he was just 13, he had a dream of becoming a world-class batsman and a goal of wearing that blue Indian cricket team’s jersey.

Born in a family with poor financial conditions in Uttar Pradesh, Yashasvi Jaiswal had to stay with his uncle in a small house but soon he had to move out of that place. His father arranged for him to stay in a cow barn only on the condition that he could help the milkman in his work.

In the cow’s barn, Yashasvi Jaiswal did not have a proper bed, he did not get proper food, and did not even have a proper toilet. He had to wake up early – at 5 in the morning to help the milkman with his work. He would then proceed to visit Church Gate in Azad Maidan Cricket Ground for his daily cricket practice.

One day when Yashasvi Jaiswal came back from his practice, he saw the milkman had thrown his cricket kit outside, milkman told him to leave the place as he was not helping enough. With nowhere to go in a new city, he slept at Azad Maidan Cricket Ground. With no one to guide him, he started self-questioning.

One day his coach gave him an offer- if he performed well, he can live in one of the tents in Azad Maidan Cricket Ground. Yashasvi Jaiswal worked hard and performed, so now he started living in the tent. The condition was bad there too – with no light or toilet, he had to travel half a Kilometer to access a public toilet. With no money, Yashasvi Jaiswal started selling Pani-Puris to the audience on the ground. He continued his practice and sold Pani-Puris to make ends meet and to keep his dream of playing for India alive.

One day, while Yashasvi was playing, a coach named Jwala Singh, saw him bat. Impressed with the youngster's talent and willpower, he took Yashasvi Jaiswal under his guidance for free. He also offered Yashasvi to stay in his house and took full responsibility for his nutrition and clothing. He became like a Godfather to young Yashasvi Jaiswal.

At the age of 17, Yashasvi Jaiswal got selected to play for the Mumbai cricket team. Since that day there was no looking back for Yashasvi. He went on to become the youngest player to score a double century in Ranji Trophy.

After his fantastic performance, Yashasvi Jaiswal received the most awaited call of his dream, he got a call from BCCI for his selection to India Under 19 cricket team.

He was selected on the first draft for the U19 World Cup squad. And he went on to show why he deserves to be in the Indian cricket team. He scored 400 runs and was awarded ‘man of the tournament’. As its reflection, Yashasvi got bought by Rajasthan Royals in IPL Auction 2020 at a staggering price of Rs 2.40 crore. He went on to play a total of 13 matches for the team and score 289 runs.