Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal's cricketing journey is an inspiration to many. Coming from a humble background, he waded through struggles to achieve his dreams. The youngest of four children, Jaiswal moved to Mumbai as a 10-year-old to try and pursue a career in cricket. He lived in tents next to cricket grounds in Mumbai and had to rely purely on his cricket talent to get him out of some tough times.

The Mumbai lad was in the news for making his entry into the Indian U-19 team for the Sri Lankan tour in August. Coming through the junior cricket ranks, Yashasvi has hit 49 centuries in the last five years, but he wasn't doing that well for the national team.

In his first two matches, the youngster could muster paltry scores of 15 and 1, which saw him getting dropped from the side before a hammering 114 in the final helped him cement his place in the side. In the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, Yashasvi has started well by hitting his second ton against Nepal. Through a phenomenal U19 World Cup campaign in 2020, Yashasvi made a massive statement to everyone, that he had indeed arrived. Being picked for the Royals in the IPL was another boost and if he gets chances, the youngster will be keen to make his talent count.

Jaiswal got only 3 games in the IPL in 2020, and 10 the following year but failed to really light up the tournament. However, the franchise kept their faith in his talent and retained him ahead of the mega auction, making him the second youngest player to ever be retained. Jaiswal had an upturn in form in the years that followed, as he knocked the house down scoring a bucketload of runs in the domestic circuit.