Photos: Teen pani-puri seller Yashasvi dons India ODI jersey in Sri Lanka

Mumbai The young flag-bearers of Indian cricket are doing wonders on their tour to Sri Lanka, having won both the four-day Test matches. The India Under-19 team, which has cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun, will now look forward to the One Day Internationals (ODIs) from July 30. Although the limelight has so far been on Tendulkar’s son, considering he has large shoes to fill, another young lad from Mumbai, Yashasvi Jaiswal is eyeing to score big on the tour.

Updated on: Jul 31, 2018 9:37 AM IST

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Yashasvi Jaiswal holds a bat, signed and gifted by Sachin Tendulkar, at Santacruz in Mumbai. The seventeen-year-old’s story is not the run-of-the-mill saga of a regular cricketer from Mumbai. Jaiswal has gone from selling pani-puri to wearing the India colours in the Under-19 team. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Jaiswal practices at a cricket Club in Mumbai. The India Under-19 team, which has Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun, will now look forward to the One Day Internationals (ODIs) from July 30. Although the limelight has so far been on Arjun, considering he has large shoes to fill, middle-order batsmen Jaiswal is eyeing to score big on the tour. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Jaiswal eats his lunch after a practice session. Jaiswal, son of a small-time shop owner in Uttar Pradesh, moved to Mumbai in 2012—only to play cricket. For three years he lived with groundsmen in the Muslim United Club’s tent at Azad Maidan, sold pani-puri to have two square meals and on tougher nights, went to bed empty stomach. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Jaiswal attends an evening tuition class as he wants to do pursue higher studies as well. Jaiswal’s talent was channelised when coach Jwala Singh began training him. Singh not only worked on Jaiswal’s cricketing skills, but also gave enough focus on his physical development. The coach first saw him practising, when he was around twelve years old-- facing A division bowlers with ease. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Jaiswal shares a light moment with his long-time friend Raju Bhai at Azad Maidan ground. The cricketer dedicates his early success to these people who helped him in times when there was no one around. His success emerges from dogged persistence and the courage to play cricket, despite all the hardships he faced. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Jaiswal interacts with his Chacha with whom he used to live at Azad Maidan. He believes those were the days that truly shaped his ‘temperament’-- a key ingredient required to become a successful batsmen. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Today Jaiswal lives in a small chawl in Santacruz. Recalling his early time in Mumbai, the 17-year-old talks about of years bygone sleeping under a tent in unbearable heat. On such nights, often he and his friends would go and sleep in the open ground. Looking back, he said this struggle during his early days made him a tough cricketer and that he has no pressure when he takes to the field during the Youth ODI series. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Coach Jwala Singh is seen giving tips to the youngster during a practice session. Jwala said the U-19 selection could be a big break in Jaiswal’s journey. “He is talented player. At the end of the day, he is just 17 and if he performs well, he will go ahead. He has special ability,” added Jwala. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)